clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
setting up specially; special installation
raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the summer cool
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
ancestor; forefather; foremother
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
erotic manga; pornographic manga
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
picture painted by hand; painting (as opposed to a woodblock print); original painting; original drawing
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
a little more; a bit more
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
victim; injured party; sufferer
that kind of; that sort of; that; like that; in that way; so
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
muddy water; red-light district