to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
to pay attention; to be watchful
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley