loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
contraceptive device; birth-control device
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
covered with; stained; smeared
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
favorite; favourite; habitually used
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
finishing blow; coup de grâce
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
series of battles; successive battles
mental; spiritual; emotional
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese