total abolition; full phase-out; total repeal
lolicon; male pedophilia; sexual attraction to young girls
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
two-humped; two-peaked; bimodal
receiving a telegram; receiving electricity
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
appearance; features; looks; shape; form
absolutely no smoking; complete smoking ban; total ban on smoking
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
tenpai; fishing (i.e. needing one more tile for completion)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
to mark with a dot (point)
to lick something up; to lap something up
paper tube; cardboard tube
to pull one's hair back into a bun
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
collation; examining and comparing
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
to jump up and down; to hop
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
avian influenza; bird flu
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
to straighten; to correct; to cure; to falsify
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk