bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
my husband; one's family; family member
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
karate gi; karate uniform
a great variety of; diversity
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
video camera; video camcorder
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to sniff out; to get wind of