artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
corona; coronavirus; COVID-19
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be mad; to go mad; to go insane
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to surround; to crowd around
to spit out; to eject; to dump
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work