something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(five-year) medium-term defense program (Japan)
light meal; snack; refreshments
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
modernization; modernisation
be (that) as it may; having said that
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
push; pushing (someone to do something); pressuring; pushing (an update, content, etc.); push (stack operation)
general manager; director-general
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
and so; therefore; for that reason
virtue; charm; merit; good point