perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
probability; likelihood; chances
questionnaire; survey; poll
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
top of the head; vertex; parietal
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
literally; to the letter; literal
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
(United States of) America; USA; US
riskiness; (level of) danger
being very popular; being in great demand
article; thing; object; property; real estate
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
rope; cord; policeman's rope
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful