sweet Lolita (fashion style) (as opposed to Gothic Lolita)
Arecaceae (palm family of plants); Palmae
tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti)
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
rice cooked with matsutake
doctorfish (Garra rufa); nibble fish; kangal fish; doctorfishen; reddish log sucker
all-weather; weather-proof
to go numb; to have pins and needles
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
quick marriage; marriage after a whirlwind courtship
wind blowing down from a mountain
bulletin board system; BBS
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
supersonic airliner (i.e. the Concorde)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
domestic livestock dealer
the above figure (chart, diagram, illustration, etc.)
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest