tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold
yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned)
cultural center; cultural centre
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
retail price; street price
unaccounted-for expenditures
noradrenaline; noradrenalin
abrasive compound; abrading agent; abradant; polishing agent
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
adhesive tape; sticky tape
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
experimental stage; experimental phase
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it