stockinet; stockinette; plain knitting; stocking stitch
authorization; authorisation
rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date
popping bubble-wrap (e.g. for fun or as a stress relief technique)
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
dressing (vegetables, fish, etc.) with vinegar; vegetables (or fish, etc.) dressed with vinegar
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; outstanding work
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
two-by-four (e.g. method)
stopping or parking a vehicle
Pythagora Switch (NHK children's TV show)
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
film released direct-to-video (trademark of Toei Company)
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups