electronic book; e-book; ebook
incorrect collating; pages out of order
contact information (for inquiries) (e.g. corporate phone number); reference (e.g. personal reference)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
creaminess; cream-like consistency
(I) found it; (I) found you
organs of the state; machinery of the state
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
routine work; everyday work
aforementioned; above-mentioned
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
varistor; barista; barrister; ballista
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
espresso (coffee); expresso
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)