Yves Saint-Laurent (brand name)
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
tantalizing sample (of food); tantalising sample (of food)
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
pack of lies; complete fabrication
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
master of religious ceremonies
abortion; pregnancy termination
to grow together; to join together (in doing something)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
mortgage; right of pledge; lien
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (often brought on by retirement of the husband)
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
maternity leave; paternity leave
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); (lit.) to be tied by the red string (of fate)
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding