Hakata Dontaku Festival (Fukuoka)
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
playing mahjong all night
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
preparatory document; legal brief
Bic Camera (Japanese electronics retail chain)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
(crime of) indecent assault
becoming dull; slowing down
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
criminal complaint; lodging a criminal complaint (against someone)
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
credibility; trustworthiness
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
return to work; going back to work
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
job hunting; job searching
special price; bargain price
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
witness stand; witness box
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
debate; panel discussion; forum
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)