volunteer organization (organisation)
insertion; inlaying; immersion
propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad
comedic style; humorous; funny; comical
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
gaiters; leggings; puttees
similar story; variant tale
black and white striped curtain (used at funeral service)
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to cut (into two or more pieces)
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
writer of children's stories
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
chopping board; cutting board
Perot; Perrault; Perreau; Perrow
telephone table; telephone stand
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
consultation hours; surgery hours