possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts
head line (in palm reading)
pack of lies; complete fabrication
sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
shutter street (street with many closed-down shops or offices)
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
shrine enshrining several gods
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
secret menu; secret menu item
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
the positive and the negative
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
good or bad luck; fortune
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
board or officer's meeting
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
sex establishment; brothel
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
to overcharge; to rip off
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
reinstatement; reappointment
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
hostess (in a hostess bar)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
abandoned child; foundling
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference