going down smoothly (esp. of beer); tasting good going down
bozu mekuri; bonze turnup; card game played with a hyakunin isshu deck
black goods; consumer electronics products
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
Ichitarou; Ichitaro (word processing package)
journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
resting; at rest; during rest
valvular disease; valvular heart disease
reduction; weakening; attenuation; diminution; diminishment; lessening
boiled fugu dish (served with ponzu dipping sauce)
epidural hematoma; epidural haematoma
room; chamber; monk in charge of business in the monks' quarters; bedroom (of a married couple); locule (in a plant ovary); atria and ventricles
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
white goods; large household electrical appliances
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
medicine for internal disorders
atrium; chamber of the heart
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin