beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
pinstripe (esp. freehand art)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to step forward; to volunteer
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
boy; son; baby boy; young man
so; like this; in this way
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
paper bag for putting a present in
low dining table; tea table
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words