blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
PASMO; rechargeable prepaid IC card used for travel and purchases
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)
globalization; globalisation
taking turns; relieving the guard
good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
cutting (vegetables) into long, thin shavings; shaving into slivers; shavings
periodontal disease; gum disease
Calahan; Callaghan; Callahan
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
body; body blow (in boxing)
butter rice; buttered rice
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
trattoria; small informal Italian restaurant
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
out-of-print record; out-of-print CD
late-night screening (at a movie theatre)
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
irritating; annoying; nosy
irregular employment; atypical employment
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover