corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
new residential area; new residential development
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun
rustling sound; rummaging sound
stand-up work; work performed standing
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
help wanted advertisements
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
job hunting; job searching
person unfit for society; misfit
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
inspection; checking (goods, products)
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
safety administration; safety control; safety management
mid-year gift; summer gift
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
public lavatory; public restroom
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable