Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
Gor'kii (Russia); Gorkov (Russia); Gorkii
registered dietitian; nationally certified nutritionist
Merlot (wine grape variety)
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
per person; per capita; per head
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
receiving payments (pension, ration)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
to leave a dish half-eaten
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
urge; demand; importunity
true friend; close friend
school education; formal education
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
elementary and middle schools
ex-husband; former husband
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
perfect; complete; flawless
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
new menu item; new dish on a menu
under development; in development
growth period (in children)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture