Nippon Trust Bank Limited
toilet god; guardian deity of the privy
Yoshihiko Noda (1957.5.20-)
Shibasaki Kou (1981.8.5-)
Hiratsuka Hachibee (1913.9.22-1979.10.30)
female TV entertainer who appears mainly on variety shows
ruling the times; holding sway over the minds of the people
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
Astro Boy (Japanese anime character)
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
reduced budget; budgetary austerities
Matsuda Yuusaku (1949.9.21-1989.11.6)
mini patrol car; small police car
law-evading hallucinatory herb (e.g. synthetic marijuana, "fake pot")
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
everything one does; whatever one does
the Five Lakes of Mt. Fuji
Ina Bauer (figure skating technique)
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
opening words; speaking out
dress rehearsal; costume rehearsal
flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball
asset management; asset management provision
psychiatrist; medically-qualified psychoanalyst
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary