luggage rack; baggage rack
rod used to ward off calamities (usu. made of holly olive)
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
like button (social media)
woman purported to bring good luck to the man she is near or has sex with
to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
must-have; essential item
doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
family which supports a temple; parishioner
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (standard form of worshiping at a shrine)
excellent performance; fine play
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
civil service examination
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
Tokyo Big Sight (exhibition center)
shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
to have the nerve to; to be bastard enough to
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
female patissier; female pastry chef
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
language center (brain); language centre
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name