gradual entry (into preschool); settling-in session
ramen soup topped with slices of roasted pork
ladies' day; promotional scheme where women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
line to fold along (e.g. origami, packaging); bend line
pre-owned home; previously owned home; existing home
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
overseas reporting; covering a story abroad
taking a hem up; hemming up
novel pneumonia (esp. COVID-19)
Japan and Italy; Japanese-Italian
traveller's cheque; traveler's check
scale (i.e. hard water coating in a kettle, etc.); fur
leaning out of a car or train window
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
after construction; after building; since construction
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
auxiliary seat; booster seat; baby seat
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area