toilet sandals; bathroom sandals
metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel
threatened abortion; imminent abortion; threatened miscarriage; imminent miscarriage
meat miso; miso mixed with ground meat
does not match (one's, its) appearance
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
fried cake of layered slices of ham
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
Fire and Disaster Management Agency (formerly: Fire Defense Agency) (Defence)
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
sense of sound; sense of pitch
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
factory manager; works manager
voice quality; type of voice
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to be exhausted; to be worn out
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother