undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
(physical) growth; development
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
proper; right; reasonable
the same generation; coeval
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
chance (of success); odds
whispered conversation; whispering
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to degenerate; to lapse into
end of war; cessation of hostilities
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
distrust; unjust suspicion
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
censorship; inspection; examination
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
I appreciate your efforts
sexy; popular; well-liked
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
inferior goods; faulty item
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
main cause; primary factor
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
ignorant of the ways of the world
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)