sashimi garnish; something of no significance; something that can easily be done without
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
sex establishment in which staff dress in costumes (schoolgirl, nurse, etc.)
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
number of votes obtained (polled)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
three parts; three copies
ballot paper; voting paper
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to add; to write a postscript
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
to become poor; to be poor
rather; sooner; preferably
voice training; vocal exercises
single-mother household; fatherless family
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to go with the flow; to go with the times