cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
root; source; origin; cause
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
current value; price; market value
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
one's principles and position
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
depending on; dependent on
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable