girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
overcharging (e.g. a battery); overcharge
artificial cigarette used to avoid smoking
desk chair; office chair; computer chair
majolica (type of Italian pottery)
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
eating like a dog; sloppy eating; (arch.) dog fighting
normal serving; medium-sized portion
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
streaking (i.e. running naked in a public place)
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
being out of consideration; not being an option
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
(a place) within one's reach
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
in swarms; in throngs; in droves; in hordes
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel