premature joy; short-lived elation
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake
plywood panel; control panel; concrete panel
off-brand; generic (goods)
black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; (lit.) pudding head
civil engineering and construction
driving (vehicle); driving (golf); driving (force, etc.)
to become desperate; to give way to despair
flustered person; hasty person
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
to tower above; to stand out
refreshing rain once in ten days
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded
acquisition of a qualification
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
food mall; restaurant area (of a department store, airport, etc.); restaurant floor
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake