to take on a role; to take part
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
audience (with someone of high standing)
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to go into labor; to go into labour
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
(not) so much; (not) that much
TRON; The Realtime Operating System Nucleus
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
troublesome; pain in the butt
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away