Special Assault Team; SAT
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
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
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.)
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
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach