Vocabulary

fighting over nothing; making a mountain out of a molehill

game of go; playing go

fight from which neither part benefits (but a third part does); a fight between the snipe and the clam (ends in the fisherman's profit)

war of words; quarrel; dispute

salty liquorice; salmiak

virtue

parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

thesis (of an argument); claim; assertion

message board

departure; getting out; going away; getting away; leaving

feminism

calm condition; normal condition

steady; sound; trustworthy

spheroid; spherule

falling asleep immediately; going out like a light

authentication device; security token (e.g. SmartCard)

(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak

Aum Shinrikyo training facility

rice cooker pot; pot inside rice cooker

(multi-floor) shopping center primarily containing clothing stores; fashion mall

western capital; Kyoto

Saikyo miso; Kyoto-style sweet white miso esp. used for pickling fish

saikyo-yaki; fish slices pickled overnight in white miso, then grilled

blackhead

restive bull (esp. in bull riding)

religious; spiritual

to head home; to leave for home

whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating

I couldn't care less; not caring less

anyway; anyhow; as one likes

toilet god; guardian deity of the privy

toilet god; guardian deity of the privy

comfort women brothel (during World War II); military brothel

period when a child is the most lovable

greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation

fashion item; fashion accessory

Polychaeta (class of annelid worms)

archiannelids of the genus Saccocirrus (esp. Saccocirrus major)

additional depreciation deduction

imperfect product (sold at a discounted price); defect merchandise