skinning an animal (especially a horse) while it is still alive

Short for 消費生活協同組合 (shōhi seikatsu kyōdō kumiai, “consumers' co-operative”); co-op

ええ: yes; um; uh-huh

The name of the Latin-script letter A.

(music) double A-side

gneiss

mapo doufu, a spicy chili-flavored tofu dish from the Sichuan cuisine of China

(mythology, Shinto) Amatsumara, the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing

tahini

official, civil service