store name; shop name; restaurant name
temporary closing of classes
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
fast pushing (of a button)
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
New Year's pine decoration
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
the first star to appear in the evening
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
clearing one's throat; cough
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
draw; tie; quits; even; square