rolling board (for noodles, bread, mochi, etc.); pastry board
solo childrearing and housework (despite being married)
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
to overcharge; to rip off; to rob; to soak
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
premature joy; short-lived elation
corduroy; corded velveteen
share in inheritance; inheritance share; portion of inheritance
follow the person to your right (command to form a line); following someone's example; imitating someone; following suit
picking up bones and bone fragments from (a person's) cremated remains with chopsticks and putting them in a funerary urn
memorandum of agreement; agreement; memorandum of understanding; MOU; letter of intent; heads of agreement
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
one's next three neighbors; one's next three neighbours
gleaming; shining; glistening
grinder; grinding machine; polisher
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant
squirrel monkey (esp. the common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus)
drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
working at home; telecommuting; working remotely
change of one's family name; changed family name
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
on the way home from work