Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
matcha; powdered green tea
long (time that has passed); old (story)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to be erected; to be built
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
on bad terms; at loggerheads
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
bank; banking institution
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation