the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
requiring assistance (categ. of elderly person's support needs)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
financial assistance; monetary contribution; sponsorship money
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
new book; new publication
condo; condominium; condominium apartment
thinking little of one's family
small shot bar with an all-female staff
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
fruit sandwich; sandwich filled with fruit and sweetened whipped cream
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
to dance; to perform a dance
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
disinfection; sterile filtration
remote (work, device, etc.)
how many times; how often
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river