membership card; membership certificate
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to get teary; to be moved to tears
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
teppanyaki; dishes prepared on a hot steel plate (usu. placed in the middle of the table)
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
(very) patient; persevering
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
way of listening; listener
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to be embarrassed; to lose face
float; pontoon; float (beverage with ice cream floating in it); float
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
world situation; world affairs
prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom; thriving business; brisk market
(economic) depression; recession; slump
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
turning point; transition phase
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
leather shoes; leather boots