Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
neither fish nor fowl; hard to predict; up in the air; unclear
pincer operation (tactic)
the three Rs; reading, writing and arithmetic
Japanese film; Japanese painting
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
announcing the succession to another's stage name
to praise to the skies; to extol
being unworthy of one's rank; being outranked
a friend today may turn against you tomorrow
sake that has been kept in a wooden cask; cask sake; barreled sake
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
gross profit; gross margin
sulfuration; sulphuration
camp stool; folding stool
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
following blindly; following suit without reflection
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
commercial area; business district
all; everyone; everybody; everything
(Edo-period) account book