thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to indicate with the eyes; to give a significant look
tonoko; powder made from dried clay used as a polishing powder, filler material, etc.
nitridization; nitriding; nitride (of)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be called (a name); to be referred to (as); to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to
Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
regular (annual) pay raise
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
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
the last remaining piece (which people are reluctant to take for themselves)
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)
(by force of) circumstances
outhouse (from which night-soil may be collected); privy
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to be all out; to exhaust
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
slide film; positive or reversal film
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)