some prefer nettles; there's no accounting for taste; every man to his taste
Saint Laurent (wine grape variety); Sankt Laurent; St. Laurent
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
friend request (e.g. on a social network)
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
runway (fashion); catwalk; runway (aircraft)
additional printing (esp. of books, etc.); additional run
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
second edition; additional printing
to butt heads; to head-butt
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
to get back together (with a former partner)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite