leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
weak child; frail child; gangly child
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
business results; business performance
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
Hello Work; nickname for the Public Employment Security Office
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
electrical machinery; appliances
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
feeling chilly after taking a bath
regular customer; valued client
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup