custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
bicycle; child pickpocket
please be careful; please take care
House of Councillors election
fourth day of the month; four days
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
fat; tallow; lard; grease
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
touting; tout; barker; pander
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
pus; corruption; rot; evils
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
matcha; powdered green tea
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
direct unforked road; straight path
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful