change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
dried bear's gallbladder (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
weight stone (placed on pickles)
sudden impulse; passing fancy
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
low quality; poor quality
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
falling apart while cooking
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
trouble; bother; annoyance
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
lightly pickled vegetables
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
holy mountain; sacred hill