compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
listings magazine; informational magazine
investigation; research; looking something up
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
face with no make-up; sobriety; having no class (e.g. in a RPG); (being) jobless
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
indolence; laziness; sloth
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
lotus leaf; vulgar; wanton
decoration; ornamental item
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal