to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
repentance; confession; penitence
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
hating; strongly disliking
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
thick makeup; heavy makeup
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
between times; when there's a spare moment
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
conifer; needle-leaved tree
person in charge; official; attendant
just the other day; quite recently