free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
cullet; caret; circumflex
small western mirror with mercury added to the glass (Edo period)
sea mark; seamark; beacon
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
comune (civil administrative unit in Italy); municipality; Italian city-state
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
virtually nonexistent; negligible; absolutely useless
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to feather one's own nest
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg