making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
stalks of butterbur boiled in soy sauce
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
hairdresser; hairdressing
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
being rampant; domination
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
in name only; titular; nominal
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
bursting at the seams; bulging
future prospects; promise
all over Japan; throughout Japan
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
broadcasting code; television code; code of practices for television broadcasters