hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
height of; middle of; full bloom
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
undigested (food); unfulfilled (orders); unused (funds)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
insurance; guarantee; warranty
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to play a leading role; to play a central part
role; duty; position; part
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to suppress one's emotions
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
labour and management; labor and management
privileged path to high status (e.g. in business, education, etc.); fast track to success; road to success
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating