hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
balance inquiry (bank account)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
auto race; motorcycle speedway event and gambling sport in Japan
common press; lay publication; non-specialist press; general newspaper
to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
backflip; backward somersault
insufficient (money, etc.)
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
to let (food) cool slightly after cooking
posing; pretending; mock-up
mobile; mobile (sculpture)
scuba; self-contained under-water breathing apparatus
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
chicken-hearted; lily-livered; cowardly
Lolita fashion; fashion style characterized by frilly dresses, knee socks and bonnets
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
role of a company president
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
chankonabe; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
at first; initially; in the beginning