round trip (airplane) ticket
ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
ape hand (deformity); simian hand
pizza manjū; steamed yeast bun with a cheese and tomato sauce filling
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
bluish stone; greenish stone; blue-tinged tuff
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
living with one's parents; living at home
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
pessimism; negative thinking
American continent; the Americas
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
paid vacation; paid holiday
card (with a message written on it)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
somehow; for some reason or other
new employee; freshman employee; new hire