Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
woman who forced her husband into marriage
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
mistake; blunder; bungle; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
the L-word (i.e. love); being in love
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
jet bath spa; whirlpool bath; jacuzzi
practice test; practice exam; mock exam
bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation; onlookers see more of the game than the players do; (lit.) people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
joint owners; part owners
nostalgic song; golden oldie
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
number of characters per line, page, etc.
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
rules are rules; a rule is a rule
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)