to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
piling shame on top of shame
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
iron hammer; crushing blow
description; describing; depicting
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
unselfishness; wanting little
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be clear of obstacles in the way of one's objective
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
garbage collection site; trash disposal area
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to cause someone to worry
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
ultimate; final; last; eventual