detour; diversion; alternative route
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
suspicious-looking; fishy
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)
company name; corporate name
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
present (brought by a visitor); gift
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sequel; later development
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
waist bag; belt bag; fanny pack; bum bag
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(physical) growth; development
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted