skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
cost-cutting; cost reduction
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
trading card; collectible card
legal office; law office; legal department
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
tax included (e.g. price); before tax (e.g. salary)
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
fact; truth; understanding; consideration
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
ex-husband; former husband
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
engineering firm; contractor
eighth day of the month; eight days
lump together; put all together
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
heart attack; myocardial infarction
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan