temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
meditation; contemplation
university lecturer; college lecturer
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
arrabbiata; all'arrabbiata
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cosmetic surgery
geothermal electric power generation
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee
tea plantation; tea field
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
menopause; change of life
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
concrete; tangible; material
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
female company president; female CEO
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
air transport; air lift; airlift
university graduate; having graduated from university
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
what is called; what they call; so-called
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age