advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
delicacies; epicurean dishes
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
extreme leg-stretching exercise to increase flexibility of the crotch
pickling in vinegar; vinegar pickles
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
(apportioning) in small amounts
value; worth; virtue; blessing
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
escape from evil; exorcism
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to sell off; to dispose of
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
machi-yakko; vigilantes who wore flamboyant clothing and formed gangs to fight against hatamoto-yakko (Edo period)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth