outer sanctum; nave; transept
high-octane gasoline; high-octane petrol
to have one's predictions turn out exactly right
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
employer's house; master's house
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
nakiri knife; vegetable knife
bedding; kasaya; monk's stole
baa (sound made by sheep); meh
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
district health nurse; public health nurse
cultural center; cultural centre
high-handed person; domineering person
way out; means to escape; escape route
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
to visit regularly; to frequent; to haunt
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
timidity; cowardliness; (lit.) courage of a flea
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
arrack (grain or rice wine); arak
artist's studio; workshop; studio; atelier
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency