tanuki drumming on their stomachs
emergency department (e.g. of hospital); emergency room
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
outrageous lie; outright lie
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
to fall into another's hands
top university; leading university; first-rate university
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
women's group; women's association
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
start-up company; venture business
I don't need it; I don't want it
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?