Chinese design; Chinese style; traditional architecture associated with Zen
decennial; recurring every ten years
chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
to join together (wooden boards, etc.); to patch together (pieces of cloth, etc.); to glue together
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
domestic livestock dealer
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
burnable garbage; burnable waste
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
gene; genetic factor; genetic element
to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue; to forget to say; to miss one's chance to say
to fix one's affection on
absolutely no smoking; complete smoking ban; total ban on smoking
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
the greatest hate proceeds from the greatest love
cutting; planting (a cutting)
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
normal serving; medium-sized portion
rubbing alcohol; alcohol for sterilization
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop