rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
egg sack (frog, spider, etc.); egg mass
reed tripe; beef abomasum
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
Rorschach test; Rorschach inkblot test
salted Pacific cod entrails in spicy sauce
ethnic food (esp. Asian, African, etc.)
to be worn out (from domestic life)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
seam of joined boards; cross grain (of wood); thick card made from several sheets of washi paper
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
butt of a joke; punchline
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
contemporary novel; modern novel
encyclopedia; Encyclopedie universelle des arts et sciences (Diderot)
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
small cinema; arthouse cinema
taco rice; Okinawan rice dish topped with taco filling (seasoned mince, salsa sauce, lettuce, etc.)
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment
educated; learned; schooled
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
nominal; in name only; titular
Personal Information Protection Law (2003)
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low