House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
wonton noodles; wonton noodle soup
information; experience; knowledge; observation
Ototachibanahime (wife of Yamatotakeru, 12th Emperor of Japan)
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
living up to one's reputation
Suehirochō Station (Tokyo)
chopsticks used to move food from a serving dish to one's own dish
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
(a) Machiavellian; Machiavellist
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
Chidorigafuchi (famous place in Tokyo for cherry blossoms, location of the Budokan)
regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball)
(a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
Well done!; Great!; Bravo!
attainment of Buddhahood during life
dry fruit (e.g. nuts, legumes, follicles); dried fruit
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
Islamic world; Muslim world