having too many tiles on one's hand
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
fellow sufferers pity each other
dilettantish business; amateurish business
material used for flower arrangement
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
a recommendation; an order
dog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre; rescue dog
displaying money (to prove that one actually has it)
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
de facto husband; common-law husband
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
family physician; family doctor
photographer, usually an amateur, who likes to take pictures of models and presenter ladies in exhibitions
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
hostess (in a hostess bar)
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
first calligraphy of the year
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
changing the subject; on a different note; by the way
casting pearls before swine
show tent; circus tent; freak show
aisle (in wedding ceremony)
unattractive, uncouth man
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat