small waist fetish; wasp waist fetish
smokers forced to smoke outside; (lit.) firefly tribe
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
My Fair Lady (1956 musical, 1964 movie )
free ticket; free admission ticket
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
redisplaying; republishing; reproduction; reprint; repost
small (comedy) sketch; short skit
literary form imparting a formal written nuance (with sentences ending in "de aru")
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
a prediction may or may not come true; only god knows what will happen
lovers talk; sweet nothings
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
(male) emaciation due to sexual overindulgence
man among men; manly man; alpha male
summer fur; summer coat; summer plumage
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
the reverse; other side; lining
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
getting points (e.g. in games, shopping)
having gone too far to turn back
anonymous scholarship system for orphans whose parents have been killed in traffic accidents (from Daddy-Long-Legs, a 1912 novel by Jean Webster); harvestman; daddy longlegs (arachnid of order Opiliones)
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
excellent performance; fine play
all-weather; weather-proof
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to go down in history; to remain in history
streaking (i.e. running naked in a public place)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome