rice with minced sea bream (tai)
to sit silently at a meeting
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
comfortable bowel movement
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
"minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22)
Bolu (Turkey); Bor (Russia)
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
job hunting; job searching
living with one's parents; living at home
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
refueling (car, plane, etc.); lubricating (a machine); oiling
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
little something; reward; tip
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to get a (driver's) license