self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
simmering; (boiling) gently
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
detour; diversion; alternative route
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
talk; recital; narration; topic
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
influence; clout; leverage
mishit (in golf, tennis, etc.); bad shot; missed shot
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
this, that and the other; this and that
to take off one's glasses
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door