A Task for a Brat
Tycoon (大君), honcho (班長), kudzu (葛 クズ), skosh (少し), ramen (ラーメン), futon (布団) – which means something different in Japanese (mattress you lay on the floor), Sudoku (数独), rickshaw (力車).
http://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/8-english-words-that-come-from-japanese/tycoon
Great translated article from 2014 about a dark underside of the Japanese entertainment industry: the power of talent agencies.
Hosei’s wife, Yamasaki Aya, answers questions about herself. Undoubtedly the best of the “500/100 Things About （５００のコト）” series of Gaki No Tsukai.
Download: Gaki No Tsukai 0874, 2007-10-14, 500 Things About Yamasaki Aya, Subbed
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Thank you to Veliem for typesetting and Muji for proofreading!
Watch until the very end of the file for a very minor scene.