half the body; half length
arabiki; arabiki sausage; coarsely ground sausage
Yamashita Tatsurou (1953.2-)
Giant Baba (professional wrestler)
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
women working in military brothels (esp. those forced into prostitution as a form of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII); (lit.) comfort women
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
chikuzenni; simmered chicken and vegetables; chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
without; unless; have to do
ice cream soda; icecream soda
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
north entrance; north exit
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup