solo childrearing and housework (despite being married)
method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
interviewee; subject of an interview
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
title fight; championship match
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
another point; another goal; another run
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
to underrate; to make light of
professional shogi player; professional go player
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
competing; competition; auction
format; procedure; way of proceeding
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
oilily; slimily; slipperily