increasing the number of stitches (knitting)
snarling old man; irascible old man
gift card; gift certificate
close friendship; intimate friendship
lariat; slip noose; lasso; lariat (wrestling); clothesline
floriculture; flower gardening; floriculturist
oriental; Asian; yellow monkey; gook
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry); fixed ending time
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
monkey-like face (e.g. protruding ears); simian features
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
karate chop (pro wrestling move)
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
manipulation of public opinion
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
personal attack; personal denunciation
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
school bag; school satchel
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)