wholesale lease (on a building)
braid; braided thread or cord
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (2010-); Geographical Survey Institute (1949-2010)
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin (porcelain, paper, etc.); thinly made; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
podgily; plumply; thickly
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
drawing or writing in pencil
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
fitting (electrical equipment); wiring
Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things