one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
screenshot; screen capture; screengrab
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
flight; desertion; escape
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
rental house; rental housing; house to let
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
(Chinese) jump rope; jumping over a fixed elastic rope
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
accursed; damned; blasted
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
while; during; performed in this condition
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook