Iwasaki Hiromi (1958.11-)
Okinawan biscuit (similar to shortbread, made with lard); Okinawan cookie
hirer; lessee; leaseholder
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
hair dye (for graying hair)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
bowl of eel and rice (donburi)
United Nations (UN) Headquarters
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
escape route; evacuation route
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
fax; facsimile; fax machine
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
facing south; southern exposure
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
north entrance; north exit
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
in swarms; in great crowds
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
excess; surplus; superabundance
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture