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)
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
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
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
musical composition title; song title
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
trivia; snippet of knowledge
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire