television personality; TV personality
fried food wrapped in nori
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
chat; desultory conversation
abdomen; stomach; under parts
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
entertainment; performance
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
great actor; famous actor; star
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
famous utensil; excellent utensil; famed musical instrument (e.g. a Stradivarius); excellent musical instrument; excellent vagina; formidable vulva
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
heart attack; myocardial infarction
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
clearing one's throat; cough
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
wall clock; grandfather clock
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
and; thereupon; because of that
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip