adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
on-the-job training; hands-on training
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
bear hug (pro wrestling move)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
to invite in; to show someone in
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
weird; disgusting; sickening
to grumble; to make difficulties
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
directions; instructions; orders; command
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
hot spring district (within a town)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
general public; the masses
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...