Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Sports Day
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
on sale soon; coming soon
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period (Chinese history)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
patent attorney; patent agent
Funassyi; unofficial mascot character representing the city of Funabashi, Chiba
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment
you only live once; you only have one life
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
no-charge call (e.g. via Skype, etc.); toll-free call
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Maryi (Russia); Mary (Russia)
electronic media; digital media
instant noodles; instant ramen
using early morning time (before going to work) for some other activity (e.g. study)
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
popular entertainment; mass entertainment; public amusement
level of popularity (with the opposite sex); degree of attractiveness
water-purification tank; septic tank
bur (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes); burr
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era