Ministry of Home Affairs (1960-2001)
to say too much; to go too far
oily (face, hair, food, etc.); persistent (person, personality, etc.); insistent
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)
beauty salon; hair dresser
junior mistress (of a bar); junior mama-san
not having a single penny left; drained of every last cent
custody fee; storage charge
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
Gender Equality In Employment Act
Minister of Health and Welfare
meerkat (Suricata suricatta); suricate
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
discrimination against women; sexism
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
particular; hard to please; fussy