performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
groundwater; underground water
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to draw back; to leave (e.g. the area); to withdraw
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
more than anything; above all else
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)