oncidium (Oncidium obryzatum); dancing lady orchid; golden shower orchid
chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
means of deceiving another
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
to get back together (with a former partner)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
businessman; industrialist
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
business hours; opening hours; office hours
article to be delivered; present
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit