flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
voice change; voice break
to investigate; to examine
investigation; research; looking something up
secretary to a Diet member; secretary to a member of parliament
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
major cleanup; spring cleaning
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
one end; an end; part; fragment
decoration; ornament; trimmings
killing by running over (with a car or train)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
decorative lights; illumination
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
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
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
Ascension Day; Feast of the Ascension
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure