Iwatani International Corporation
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
peas; garden peas; field peas
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
toilet sandals; bathroom sandals
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
insect catching; bug catching
Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
Lethal Weapon (series) (film)
personal attack; personal denunciation
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
to alternate; to take turns
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency
being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
advance payment; advance delivery
outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to be amused; to find something interesting
to lose one's footing; to slip
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
treating (someone) like an object
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal