urine sampling; urine collection; giving one's urine
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
to lead someone around by the nose
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
forced laugh; forced smile
being good-for-nothing; useless person
speaking of ...; as for ...
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Spring Triangle (asterism)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
distinguished service; meritorious service
mistake; blunder; bungle; mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part