nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
fashion designer; couturier
open; public; official; overt
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
calling by name; designation; nomination
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
old man; old-timer; old fogey
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
(necessary) personnel; required person
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog