tie-up program; tie-up programme
electrolysis; electrolytic
growling voice; snarling voice
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
dish of seasoned chicken with rice, pickles, etc. (from Kagoshima and Okinawa)
arabiki; arabiki sausage; coarsely ground sausage
annotation; explanatory note
health standards; hygiene standards
question of possession (e.g. of the Kuril Islands)
keeping silent; silence; restraining (speech); gagging; muzzling
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
most hallowed grounds (of a sacred site in Okinawa)
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
Giant Phantom Monster Agon
(lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words
tread (of a wheel); step (of a stair)
crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices
through train; direct train
stopping at; going no further than
anole; American chameleon
long-life celebrations, particularly the 61st, 77th and 88th birthdays
encouragement of learning