slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
western annex; west building
(large) building; public building; hall
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
reservations-only system; by-appointment-only system
helping hand; help; support; aid
to become misty; to become hazy
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
firefly watching; firefly catching
depending on; dependent on
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
criticism; commentary; review
unusual; serious; incomparable
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)