ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
malicious prank by a part-time worker
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
horizontally mounted; horizontally parked; placed flat; lay-flat
patient's registration ticket
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
drowning; flood; shipwreck
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
black-market lending; illegal loan
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
price decline; fall in price
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty