Vocabulary

hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness which represents a woman's rage and jealousy

powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength

stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break

facility that serves meals and provides rooms for short-stay or overnight guests

regimental (esp. striped tie)

visit to Myanmar; visit to Burma

idiot; moron

idiot; stupidity

boiled silkworm pupae seasoned with soy sauce or salt, etc.

cheese bun; Brazilian cheese bread

sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums

study of Sanskrit

Sachertorte (chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing)

escabeche; fried fish marinated and served cold

ugly but cute; adorably ugly

female bragging; female conceit

male bragging; male conceit

ocean; large sea

person working in the television industry

con man

sentiment

stillman; workman who attends to a still (of whisky, etc.)

snowman

saleswoman

saleslady; saleswoman

traveling sales

traveling salesman; field salesperson; trade salesperson

setup man; setup pitcher

diamond

crépinette; flat sausage wrapped in pork caul

playing mahjong all night

Bildungsroman; novel about one's education, spiritual growth, etc.; coming-of-age story

greater omentum; caul

lesser omentum

Maillard reaction

browning reaction

dulce de leche (caramelized milk)

bookmarklet

all-night karaoke

Internet tough guy