distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to anticipate; to foresee
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
floor above; floor upstairs
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
logo; Logo (programming language)
street of well-known stores
MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
mashed boiled green soybeans
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
haori (Japanese formal coat)
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
local specialty; special product (of a region)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)