snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut
outside (an organization, department, etc.)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
accompanied by a man; accompanied by men
to line up; to form a party
participatory; participating; hands-on
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
creative cookery; creative cuisine
under construction; in preparation
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
email friend; email penpal
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
joining a club as a trial
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box