chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
irregular employment; atypical employment
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
school affairs; religious affairs
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
househusband; stay-at-home dad
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
official divorce registration papers
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to understand (each other); to comprehend
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious