welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
grape sugar; glucose; dextrose
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
bright green; chartreuse green
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
scatology; scatophagy; scat
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to yell; to rant; to rave
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
an issue being settled; a case being closed
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
secret information; intelligence
premature joy; short-lived elation
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
this, that and the other; this and that