shortcrust pastry; tart crust
fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
to be thrilled; to be excited
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
chūhai; shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
sour cocktail (oft. carbonated); sour (taste)
Buddhist memorial service
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
liver disease; liver disorder; hepatic disease
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
shooting down (an aircraft)
travelling alone; solitary journey
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
elder sister; older female friend
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
vehement objection; bitter opposition
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to be infected; to be contagious
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof