silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)
film shown over the New Year period
sweetie (sweet green-skinned citrus; cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo); oroblanco
sourness (in taste); acidity
Watanabe Kouji (1928.7.14-)
mustard paste; English mustard
boiled fish-paste products
chicken stew with taro, carrot, burdock, etc.
pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis); threadworm
Americano; café Americano; Americano (cocktail)
Kitaooji Rosanjin (1883.3.23-1959.12.21)
Ichihara Hayato (1987.2.6-)
Kudou Shunsaku (1960.8.28-)
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
Sulculus diversicolor supertexta (species of abalone or ear shell)
dental exam; dental checkup
apple cider vinegar; cider vinegar
stretching out a string; stretching out like a string; silk reeling; silk spinning; pulling someone's strings; appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
whether one wants to or not; without choice
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
small bag of snack food (cookies, potato chips, etc.)
hearing (by a government agency)
red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
fruit basket upset (children's game); fruit basket turnover
idea man; ideas man; person of ideas