a little; a bit; slightly
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
hypermeter; excess syllables in haiku, waka, etc.
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
prohibition; inhibition; ban
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
just a minute; small quantity
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to be profitable; to yield a profit
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
housewife demographic; housewives
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
image; figure; figure; form; image
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; player; performer
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to press a question; to cross-examine
cocky; affected; pretentious; fresh; pompous
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie