tensile strain; tensile stress
legal reregistration in one's family; reenrollment (in school); reenrolment
injury time; stoppage time
everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
off-peak telephone call price reduction
memorial lecture; commemorative speech
wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion
weak child; frail child; gangly child
Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)
Simon Says (children's game)
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
to be evasive; to be not entirely truthful; to not be frank
Yoshizaki Mine (1971.12.2-)
involuntary upgrade; operational upgrade; free upgrade to business or first class on an overbooked flight
a rolling stone gathers no moss
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
the world is at peace; (lit.) bows in bags and swords in sheaths
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; (lit.) a crab digs a hole like its own shell
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
quick-tempered; easily offended