five-forked road; five-road junction
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle
small or short woman with a sexy body
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
honeycomb construction; honeycomb structure
(male) emaciation due to sexual overindulgence
bursting at the seams; bulging
(Internet) troll; nerd; freak; addict; fag
saturated linework; concentrated linework
small mustache; short mustache
to spread money around (e.g. to give, to loan, to invest, etc.)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
capital strength (of an enterprise)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
the Big Three (countries)
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt