in good health; alive and well; going strong
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
script; screenplay; scenario
bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
with pleasure; gladly; willingly; certainly
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
going around; patrol; round; tour
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
title; index; heading; headline; caption
in the city; within the city
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
housing (i.e. accommodation); housing (for equipment); enclosure; colocation; co-location
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
young; innocent; childlike
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
good-natured person; nice person
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry