precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to be responsive; to show immediate results
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
casting; cast-metal object
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
counter for (school) periods; nth period
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
rather; sooner; preferably
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
archeologist; archaeologist
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)