Vocabulary

miso mixed with minced great burdock, ginger, etc. and sweetened with sugar

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

residue; remnants; dregs

shavings; filings

confection (e.g. candy, mochi); sweet

charm; talisman; amulet

sake lees in a block

sake lees with black or brown specks (from oxidation enzymes produced by the yeast)

fish fertilizer; fertilizer made from fish scraps

dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)

thick amazake; thick sweet sake

soy sauce lees; soy sauce cake

sake lees

vinegar; table vinegar

vinegar made from sake lees

scraps of food, batter, etc. remaining in deep-frying oil

fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal

father who takes an active role in child rearing; father who enjoys child rearing

annoying TV personality

man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; herbivore

man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; carnivore

man who is neither overly aggressive nor overly passive in pursuing sex and riches; omnivore

mother who is interested in trains

outdoor clothing fashion style for young women; young woman who dresses in outdoor clothing; young woman who enjoys mountain climbing

Bodhidharma fell down (children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light)

quality evaluation; quality assessment; quality rating

whipping; using the whip

mind-made body; body as born out of a certain kind of intent or mindfulness

short-term loans payable; short-term debt; short-term borrowing

full length of one's arm (from shoulder to fingertip)

young father

feature phone

metered billing system; usage-based billing system; consumption-based billing system; pay-as-you-go system

East Pacific green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii); black sea turtle

tie-dyeing

smartphone; smart phone

unsold apartment (usu. newly built); remaining apartments (unsold)

maintenance fee (in an apartment building); maintenance charge; reserve fund for building repairs

noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier

noise barrier; soundproof wall; soundwall; sound barrier