to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
material (data) for one's research; research material
(one's) quota; assignment
exploitation; overuse; abuse
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
in deep black; in jet black
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
floral decoration; floral ornament
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
(walking) stick; cane; wand
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals