Yoshihiko Noda (1957.5.20-)
female TV entertainer who appears mainly on variety shows
Matsuda Yuusaku (1949.9.21-1989.11.6)
Ina Bauer (figure skating technique)
commanding; awe-inspiring
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
exchange ticket; claim tag; coupon
variety show (e.g. on TV)
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
member of the House of Councillors
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
to be on the right track; to be close enough
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
concealment; suppression; hiding
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away