to make hand-rolled sushi
Okinawa soba (thick noodles served in a pork soup)
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse comes out from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
government-controlled gambling sport (Japan); gambling sport under the control of a local authority
to tighten the purse strings; to tighten one's belt
double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand
to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)
hand throwing technique (judo)
private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route
Galapagosization; phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market
jjangi; changgi; jangki; Korean chess
defense; defence; protection; safeguard
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
downturn; downward swing; downside
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
number of possible outcomes; number of ways (e.g. of arranging something)
(of luggage, etc.) able to be taken into the cabin of the aircraft; carry-on
unified effort of government and private sector
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations; Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Extra or Unexpected Benefit and Misleading Representation
(divine) providence; dispensation
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous
(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances
to be mutually bitter; to argue together; to quarrel; to resent and bemoan
upturn (e.g. economic); upward swing; jump (e.g. inflation)