Special Assault Team; SAT
Wii (Nintendo video games console)
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
Special Assault Team; SAT
static induction transistor; SIT; special investigation team; SIT; special interest tour
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
as; because; with; due to
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
different (from); not the same (as)
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal