foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
we have our rules, they have theirs; our house, our rules
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
possible; likely; probable
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
denkiburo; bath which includes an electric current, allegedly for health reasons
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
list of the richest people; billionaires list
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
to bring up under one's personal care
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
grand; imposing; magnificent
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
to be in the process of doing
difficult to approach; inaccessible
puma (Puma concolor); cougar; mountain lion
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one