Takeda Shinji (1972.12.18-)
rental agreement; rental contract; lease
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
perfectly matching; totally agreeing; concurring; sticking to
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
needy circumstances; living in poverty
one's daughter and heiress
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
love story; romance; love affair
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to take a veneer off something
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to rebuild; to reconstruct
engineering firm; contractor
paid vacation; paid holiday
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to get back together (with a former partner)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
forced repatriation; deportation
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
deposit; payment; money received; money due
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation