potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
ten-gallon hat; cowboy hat
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
elementary, junior high and high school
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
obscure; vague; ambiguous
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
document; reportage; documentary; documentation
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ad; advertisement; address
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
private message; PM; post-meridiem; afternoon; project manager; product manager; particulate matter
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
walking around at night; night travel; night train
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
writing vertically; vertical writing