other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
vice; immorality; corruption
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
odds and ends; all; every
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
smallish; on the small side
to get narrower; to contract
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
imperial court; royal court
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to say too much; to go too far
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to signal the winner of a match (by the referee raising his fan towards the winner); to declare someone the winner (of a competition)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
coagulation; freezing; solidification
warabimochi; sweet dumpling made from bracken starch
simplified version; abridged edition
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
weird; strange; mysterious
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to eat too much; to overeat
to have a meal together; to sit at table
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus); lemon grass