leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to forget to say; to forget to mention
preface; introduction; preamble
one cause; one reason; one factor
precarious situation; precarious state
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
power; authority; influence
tattling; telling on (someone)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to impress; to engrave; to incise; to stamp (e.g. symbol); to punch
silver halide; silver salt
one of these days; someday; one day
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment