serving (of food) piled high; large serving
adulterous love affair with someone at work
discontinuation (of a model); discontinued model
nail technician; manicurist
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
kindergarten graduation ceremony
certified public accountant
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
retirement at one's own request
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
sleazy; vulgar; low-life; shabby
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
influx of South Korean pop culture (into Japan)
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
a pair (of shoes or socks)
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
plant; enterprise place; office
to get into trouble; to get busted
overseas assignment; overseas posting
polish; improvement; burnishing