ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Mazu; Chinese goddess of the sea
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
Iwagaki oyster (Crassostrea nippona)
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
home video game console; home console
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
man who financially depends on a woman
toy poodle (variety of poodle)
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
ticket window; box office; ticket
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
(going straight) from heaven to hell
with a splash; with a splosh
level of happiness; degree of happiness
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
pickled vegetables; pickles
bored; having nothing to do; idle