children's demographic (target audience)
type of sōmen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
low-IQ people who are easily influenced by mass media; sheeple
Mein Kampf (by Adolf Hitler, 1925-1926)
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon; combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
full-length photograph; whole body picture
central entrance; slander
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
with a meaningless laugh; with a hollow laugh
profile picture; profile pic
interior furnishings shop
feeling of affinity; friendship
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
to put in order; to organize; to systematize
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
intelligence test; IQ test
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
unification; centralization; centralisation
nature; character; disposition
adaptability; flexibility; malleability
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over