Vocabulary

pan-fried gyoza

steamed gyoza

chicken wings filled with gyoza stuffing

cake doughnut; old-fashioned doughnut

current boyfriend

soup of dumplings filled with walnuts and brown sugar, boiled together with vegetables, tofu, etc.

come on; hurry up; chop chop

right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine

cash; coin

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

briefer; elucidator; exponent; expositor; explainer

leaflet advertising prostitution, pornography, etc.

slow tempo; slowly

final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting

steamed fish

servant

coffee shop that does not serve alcohol

legal maxim

legal maxim

going off course; going out of bounds

pelican crossing; pedestrian light controlled crossing; push-button activated pedestrian crossing

finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs)

pessimism

Chloranthus japonicus

samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy

monogamy

artificial language

to get enough sleep

complementary therapy; complementary medicine; alternative medicine

highest level; high-water mark

sixty-nine (sexual position); soixante-neuf; 69

stroopwafel; syrup waffle; treacle waffle; caramel waffle; thin, stiff waffle with caramel-like syrup filling

totipotency

through a fusuma

guesstimating

through a wall; on the other side of a wall

shop selling Buddhist articles

massage machine

texting while walking; looking at one's smartphone while walking

double-dipping (a food item in sauce)