confirmation number; reservation number; reference number
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern
have to do; must; should; ought to
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to drop; to lose; to let fall
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
Personal Information Protection Law (2003)
anger; being angry; being mad
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
popular (hit) program (programme)
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
number of votes obtained (polled)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
being intrusive; intrusive person
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
female company president; female CEO
number of votes polled; poll votes
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
sound of something falling
(dying of) natural causes
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
information discovery; disclosure of information
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop