Vocabulary

influx of Chinese pop culture (into Japan)

Washlet; electronic bidet; toilet seat with bidet functions

mouthwash

tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed

cigarette

water; (drinking) water; (glass of) water

quartile

over-the-phone loan; loan-by-phone

South Korea and Japan; Korean-Japanese

I; we

seems; I think; I guess

instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles

avoiding or dodging responsibility

to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

pickled (something)

to knock down; to topple

to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to grow weary of; to get fed up with; to get sick of

like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines

to be oversized (overloud, etc.)

gourd vine

interjectory particle (e.g. "yo", "ne", "sa")

conjunctive particle

nothing ventured, nothing gained; you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman

the art of war; martial arts; military arts

endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint

Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto

ski jump

Turk

a rolling stone gathers no moss

sorry; excuse me

all over; filled in; solid; gapless

to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)

in search of; in order to look for

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

inheritance

awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing

circular function; trigonometric function

elliptic function

hyperelliptic function