cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.); snippets; trimmings; cuttings
film critic; movie critic
advertisement hanging in a train
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
alcohol disinfection; disinfection with alcohol
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
next number (magazine, etc.); next issue
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
scented insert (to enclose with a letter); perfumed insert
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
new development; new discovery
indiscriminate killing; indiscriminate murder
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
correction; looking over; touching up
professional shogi player; professional go player
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe