with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; (lit.) as if having met a Buddha in hell
hijab; Muslim head covering for women
stylus; phonograph needle
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
somebody (important); person of importance
first-degree murder (in US, etc. law)
mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
driving license suspension
interest; (investment) yield; profits
lesser emperor (species of dragonfly, Anax parthenope)
white lie; harmless lie; fib
to come to naught; to come to nought
animal under treatment; patient (referring to pets)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
deciding unanimously or by consensus
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
spite; frustration; vexation
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
tax not included (in price); tax separate
var. of red dragonfly (Sympetrum frequens)
as is usual with; in common with
antique market; flea market
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways