auto race; motorcycle speedway event and gambling sport in Japan
the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso
jumping to a wrong conclusion
towel twisted into a headband
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
caustic soda; sodium hydroxide
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
small amount (of money); small sum
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
udon cooked in a broth containing miso paste
lookup function; search function
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
to teach; to take a teaching job
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
neglected garden; abandoned garden; closing down (of zoo, kindergarten, etc.)
location of a press conference; press conference room
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
poêlé; poêler; butter roasting
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely