permanent wave (hairstyle); perm
juvenile likely to commit a crime; juvenile with a criminal bent; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
to verbally attack (violently); to run down; to criticize severely; to criticise severely
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata); burrowing rat snake
study reference; study-aid book
feeding (animals); provisioning
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
wild giant butterbur; Japanese silverleaf
Haitani Kenjirou (1934.10-)
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
piling up or covering with earth
obatarian; generally obnoxious pushy middle-aged woman
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
gold-brocaded satin damask
long-term substitute teacher (filling in for someone on maternity or long-term sick leave)
Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
study reference; study-aid book
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
skimming through; scanning (reading matter)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
pesticide residue; agrochemical residues