one's own account (of something); account one got (heard) from somebody at first hand
women's organization; women's group; women's movement
refinement; style; sophistication
extremely popular long-running TV show
color spotting; color irregularity; color spots
debate between party leaders (in the Japanese Diet)
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); ass; arse; butt
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
mistake with an order (at a restaurant, etc.); getting a customer's order wrong
free trial (e.g. of software, game, etc.)
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
credit transaction; dealings on credit; margin transaction; margin trading
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
to be photographed; to be able to photograph
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
attractive body; nice-looking body
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
correctly; properly; accurately
not mince matters; not mince one's words