dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
romantic; spicy; coquettish
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
in a drenched manner; moistly; affectionately; fondly; slowly; at ease
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
will; testament; last request
steady; sound; reliable; solid
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
mockery; derision; ridicule
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
doing whatever one pleases
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal