The Runaway Riceball (book)
to shorten (a garment); to take in
unwanted hair; superfluous hair
because; the reason why is
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
intrusion into territorial waters; violation of territorial waters
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
previously unknown girl who becomes famous overnight
use of separate surnames by a married couple
five (long cylindrical things)
hidden character (e.g. in computer games)
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog
favorable review; favourable review
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
bloomers; 'safe' pants worn over normal underwear in sports
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
exclamation mark; exclamation point
chubby chaser; person attracted to overweight people
dirty old man; pervert; lecher