voiced nasal sound; nasal sonant
knee drop (pro wrestling move)
noh theater performed at night by a fire
door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.)
hyperactivity (of a child)
incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
Szechuan dish of noodles covered with a sauce of sesame paste and chili oil
alternative school; free school
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
electrically operated; electric powered
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
telework; telecommuting; remote work
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
concluding festivities; concluding program; concluding programme; final day of a tournament
living alone; solitude; solitary life
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse