egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
answering machine; answer phone
this, that and the other; this and that