longevity celebration; old age anniversary
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
liquid; liquid hair product
Mars (Roman god); Mars (planet)
postage; carriage; shipping charge
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
sports park; athletic park; stadium
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
administration costs; administrative expenses; management costs
to be replaced with new growth
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
traditional art; traditional performance art
cold (drinking) water; (glass of) cold water; cold boiled rice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
a married woman's paramour; lover
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation