electronic mail service; e-mail service; electronic mail system; letter facsimile service operated by Japan Post
placket (clothing); facing
tub-sided samurai cuirass
maximum eclipse; maximum obscuration
O-back; skirt with peek-a-boo hole in rump
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling; paper fan used in slapstick comedy
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
rehabilitation centre; rehabilitation center
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
prized or treasured object
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
airborne early-warning system; AWACS
chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
crest (of a helmet); plume; pompom; figurehead
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
big forehead; fivehead; asshole
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
whenever they come together
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
town management; municipal management
binary number system; base-2
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly