coming to Japan (of a non-Japanese person)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
pretense; affectation; showiness
micro miniskirt; micro skirt; micromini
foreign visitor; foreign guest
effectiveness of advertising
visitor (to a shop or restaurant); customer (visiting a store or restaurant); patron
steamroller voting; steamrollering
interview with leading player in a game (esp. baseball); player-of-the-game interview
single lens reflex camera
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
joint work; collaboration
establishing a club (at a school, college, etc.); establishing a division (in a company)
no loss or gain; coming out even
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
pig farm; hog farm; piggery
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth