mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
quarrelsome; easy to anger
mini patrol car; small police car
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
preservation of obsolete machinery in a functional condition (e.g. train engines)
monolayer; single layer; single story (storey)
best practices; best practice
You'll pay for this!; You'd better keep your mouth shut!
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
artificial cigarette used to avoid smoking
rice paddy plowing; tilling a rice field
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
candid-camera; candid-camera footage
cnidocyte; cnida; nematocyst
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
Chinese name for a high government office (ritsuryo period)
businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses