water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
mist sauna; lower-temperature sauna
jean jacket; denim jacket
mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)
wow; kewl; awes; really?; are you kidding me?
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
inventory; stock; goods; list
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
Basic Instinct (1992 film)
that's gross!; disgusting!
work fiend; devil for work
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
like water; like it grows on trees
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
bursting at the seams; bulging; snip-snip (of scissors)
good-natured; of good character
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
bulging eyes; goggle eyes; saucer eyes
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
what type of thing; which one
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest