adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
with each person; with everyone
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
leaving everything up to someone else
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
possibility; potential; expandability
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
name recognition; established reputation
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
to overcharge; to rip off
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
Barnum effect; Forer effect
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
no sleep or rest; working day and night
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily