little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
first screening; preview of movie
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
Americanization; Americanisation
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
monaural; monophonic; mono
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
electrical machinery; appliances
movie director; film director
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
one room apartment; studio apartment
to be profitable; to yield a profit
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky