taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
instant fuck; having sex immediately (after meeting); easy lay
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
savings for old age; retirement savings
shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel; spinning a pottery wheel; gesticulating with your hands as if you were shaping ceramics on a pottery wheel
damage; injury; defamation; harm
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
boyfriend and girlfriend matters
(accidentally) peeing out of excitement; excitement urination
obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
male who likes comics depicting male homosexual love (usually targeted to women)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
retaining wall; sheathing
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); close (closest) answer or figure
being out of consideration; not being an option