Vocabulary

of all times (for this to happen); of all days

tragedy of the commons

fuck Japan; drop dead, Japan

tragedy of the commons

from head to toe

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

Kibō no Tō (Japanese political party); Party of Hope

Party for Japanese Kokoro (Japanese political party founded by Shintarō Ishihara)

group of independents; usu. informal grouping of independent politicians in the National Diet or in prefectural assemblies

thanking another driver by flashing one's hazard lights

lifting a child high up in the air

out of the frying pan into the fire; out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den

rear a tiger and court disaster

rear a tiger and court disaster

to do something foolhardy; to braid a tiger's whiskers

to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace

dream chaser; dreamer

empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; eyes of a dead fish

to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression

this!; this is exactly right; this is so true; I agree

dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams

voice acting; appearing in a movie, TV show, etc. as a voice actor

to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin

to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize

(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

brothel (esp. one that allows for penetrative intercourse)

to twist a thread

to set a trap

throwing good money after bad

throwing good money after bad

JR ticket office; JR ticket counter; green ticket window

exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

hearsay; rumor; grapevine

something to wear; clothes

one's only good set of clothes (suit, kimono, etc.)

irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all

anyone and everyone; anybody at all

sexual intercourse; sex