udon with raw egg, and shoyu, dashi, etc.
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
without notice; without leave (e.g. absence); unregistered; unreported (e.g. marriage, business, etc.)
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
having gone too far to turn back
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
Swahili (language); Kiswahili
to dispatch a messenger; to despatch a messenger
exceptionally close friend
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to kick (at someone, something)
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
deficit operation; operating at a loss; being in the red
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
composite photograph; photomontage
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
ossuary; crypt; charnel house