stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
natto (fermented soybeans)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
both; both sides; both parties
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium; genitals; private parts
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
based on; built on; made from
counterfeiter; faker; appropriationist
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order