Suzuki Masayuki (1956.9-)
imperfect product (sold at a discounted price); defect merchandise
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
turning to the right; right turn
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed