multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
takoyaki party; taco party
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
the treasure that is children; child
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
foreign capital group; foreign company
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
trio; gang of three; threesome
living by oneself; living alone
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with