waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
bridal costume; wedding dress
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
a step; short distance; short time
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
complete change; about-face
to yell; to rant; to rave
word; term; language; speech
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
fall; drop; descent; coming down
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
retainer; attendant; escort
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
professional female mourner; keener
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
marital relationship; marital relations
along the road; along the way
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance