choro; chorinho; style of Brazilian popular music
cationic soap; invert soap; positive soap
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
American Shorthair (cat breed)
greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
slanting, one-sided (shed) roof
feijoada; stew of beans with beef, pork, etc.
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
beautiful brushwork or writing
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
labor standards bureau; labour standards bureau
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
liberal education; education free from restrictions imposed by government, religion, etc.
octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm); cutting into 8 parts
prostitution (in the guise of a massage service)
to split; to be split; to splinter