fishing enthusiast; fishing nut
thinning scissors; thinning shears
Takydromus tachydromoides
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
tool sharpener (esp. knives)
panty lines; visual panty line; VPL
kissing gourami (Helostoma temmincki); kissing fish
low-salt soy sauce (containing less than 9% salt)
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
spring cicada (Terpnosia vacua)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
fooling around with objects (type of improvised comedy act); prop comedy
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
wasabi greens; wasabi leaves
canalphones; in-ear headphones
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
caramelization; caramelisation
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
alternating; taking turns
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus); Syrian hamster
water that has been used to wash rice
adverse health effects supposedly caused by air conditioning; air-conditioning sickness
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin (usu. topping on ramen)