unused item; never-used item
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
lending-period; period of loan (e.g. for a library book)
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
wearing one's hair up; coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up; wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)
eating without paying; eating for free
the whole week; all the week
radiant smile; contented smile; look of complete satisfaction
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
(physically) abusive husband; wife beater
meanwhile; in the meantime; on the other hand
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
to lick something up; to lap something up
brick and mortar business; bricks and mortar business; physical retail store (rather than online)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
(death from) starvation; starving to death
negative campaign; mudslinging
pet hotel; boarding kennel
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
exercise machine; strength training machine; gym equipment (machine)
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
ponzu mixed with grated daikon
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
ornamental plant used primarily for the visual effect of its fruit
front camera (smartphone, tablet, etc.)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day