wicked tongue; abusive language
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
second marriage; remarriage
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
light-emitting diode; LED
jingle (i.e. in a television commercial)
to wave a flag; to show the way
sitting in circle; round straw mat
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
jean jacket; denim jacket
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to get drunk; to become tipsy