deluxe; digital transformation
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
reading aloud; recitation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck
to take away; to carry away
dark clouds; black clouds
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
sofvi; toy figure made from soft vinyl (monster, hero, etc.); soft vinyl mascot figure
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple