arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
ahead; before; the future
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
not understanding; not knowing
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to be dispersed; to get separated
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
training (animals); breaking (animals)