comic picture; funny illustration; shunga; pornographic picture
phone in request (e.g. calling a radio station to request a song)
normal weight obesity; hidden obesity; being thin while having an unhealthily high body fat percentage
administrative subrogation
hear something for the last time
television personality; TV personality
hindrance; offense; offence; prohibition
petty swindling; petty swindler
Korean stew; Korean hot pot
fried food wrapped in nori
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
raw noodles; uncooked noodles
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
mysterious power of words to alter reality
opening; beginning; commencement
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili); purplish amberjack; greater yellowtail
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
stout; dark beer; porter's ale
coarse salt; unrefined salt
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
private office; private practice
making some money; earning
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
front-row sets; ringside seats
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank