blue return; blue-paper income-tax return; type of income tax return filing which allows for special income deductions
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Hokkaido)
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
highball; whisky and soda
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
Saitama (city, prefecture)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
clearing one's throat; cough
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
another; different; something else
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)