(male) otaku obsessed with (female) idols
two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; (lit.) temple bells to paper lanterns
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
protolanguage; parent language
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
small pine; short pine tree
(automotive) assembly; man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car
grilled eggplant; fried eggplant
to give a cold (to someone)
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
normal-sized portion; normal serving
crunch crunch; thud thud; tramp tramp
tax and service charge included; all-inclusive; with everything included
15th day of the 8th lunar month
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
about here; in this neighborhood
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
hereabouts; around there; that area