pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic
Hokkaido Prefectural Police
public praise; making another's virtues well-known
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
outline; contour line; border line
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
one machine; one aircraft; one life
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
drawing; painting; picture
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
officially registered seal
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
lowly people (Edo period); eta
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
founder; originator; pioneer
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll