handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
Japanese language (as a school subject in Japan)
Un, Deux, Trois (Candies song)
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to go to prison; to serve a prison term; (lit.) to eat foul-smelling food
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
volvulus; twisted loop in intestine
warrant; summons; written order
(a) Philistine; Philistine people
hexagonal wrench; Allen key
honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
housewarming gift; housewarming
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
fairyland; never-never land
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
thick noodles; thick pasta
hesitation mark; shallow wound or scar inflicted by a suicidal person
sponging off one's parents
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
retirement from active life; moving out of accommodation; finding a new residence
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
axis; axle; plan; contrivance
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
piecework that can be done at home; outwork
typographical error; typo