Vocabulary

take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise

teledildonics

departure inspection (when leaving a country)

teaser (trailer, advertisement, etc.)

Operation Ketsugō (Japanese military plan for responding to the Allied invasion of the homeland)

battle for sales at year-end; year-end shopping season

bonus-time sales offensive

cork stopper; (bottle) cork

high-quality tobacco produced in Kokubu (Kagoshima prefecture)

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

back seat; rear seat

kombucha

using all advertisement space in a train carriage

becoming the objective; setting as a goal

carjack; carjacking; car hijacking

fax prank (e.g. black fax)

radio hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion

two-ten jack (Japanese trick-taking game)

electronic book; e-book; ebook

small portion; small serving

precognition; prescience

rear garden; back garden; backyard

sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)

living space

sound of a motor

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

split second; instant

coloured sand (used for coating interior plaster walls)

repair work; renovation work; restoration work

childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction

anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes

elated mood; (in) high spirits

see you; take care

obbligato

musical accompaniment and sound effects (esp. in kabuki)

song sung behind the scenes

and then; and so; and; so then

song sung behind the scenes

Greenlandic (language)

to ease (sewing garments); to shirr