tortoise-shaped scrubbing brush (from company name)
leatherman; conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding
drive fishing; drive hunting
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
direct claim to a local government
doctorfish (Garra rufa); nibble fish; kangal fish; doctorfishen; reddish log sucker
concurrently studying the teachings of two or more different schools or sects
sex; sexual intercourse; sound of bed creaking and woman moaning
pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
lowest level; minimum level; ground floor
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
time slot (on TV, radio, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
belly of a pregnant woman
negative campaign; mudslinging
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
production stoppage; discontinuance
sexual expression; expression of sexuality; gender expression (role)
global standard; global standards
international organization; international organisation
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
ordinance-designated city
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
to extend one's knowledge