algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
throughput; processing power
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
diss; dissing; disrespect
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
what kind of business; what sort of matter
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
surroundings; environs; circumference
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by