House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
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
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
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!
dry fruit (e.g. nuts, legumes, follicles); dried fruit
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
Islamic world; Muslim world
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime
Oriental medicine; Eastern medicine
flippant; saucy; know-all
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep