pithecanthropus; pithecanthrope
alopecia areata; spot baldness
cancer causing; carcinogenesis
McDonald's (fast food restaurant)
The Rose of Versailles (manga by Ikeda Riyoko)
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
outrageous lie; outright lie
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
performing music in the street; busking
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
predicament; difficult situation
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
to appoint; to assign; to designate
to make laugh; to set to laughing
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
water breaking (during pregnancy)
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
fine performance; tour de force
binge eating; stress eating
no problem; it doesn't matter
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat