to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
blini; bliny; buckwheat flour pancakes (usu. served with sour cream)
Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production
good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)
era during mid-1970s dominated by grand champions Wajima and Kitanoumi
to surge (water or waves)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
small apartment rented by the week
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
big chance; big opportunity
Japanese Black (breed of cattle)
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
transvestite; drag queen; transwoman; male-to-female transsexual
glycosuria; glucosuria; urine sugar
fingering (of a musical instrument)
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
poêlé; poêler; butter roasting
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
deep-fried horse mackerel
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
love or affection for one's parents
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition