throat lozenge; cough drop
employee discount; corporate discount; company discount
sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
powerful spectacles; strong glasses
getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; yakuza finger-cutting ritual
flies that appear in Tohoku and Hokkaido in late autumn or early winter (esp. the woolly apple aphid); flies that appear above fallen snow in the early spring (esp. certain species of small winter stonefly and true crane fly)
promotional photo (models, singers, etc.)
to be mad about; to be hooked on
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
accidental ingestion; swallowing something by mistake
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
the feeling between (new) lovers
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
financing company; credit firm
sunlight filtering through trees
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
president and chief executive officer
referral fee; introduction fee
continuing one's education into high school
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
housewarming gift; housewarming
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
to extort (money); to blackmail
another shop, store, or firm
expert's written opinion or report