leather-soled sandals (geta)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to control; to command; to get the better of
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
tattoo (esp. not traditional Japanese)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
hope; white hope; person of promise
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
passing through without stopping; passing by
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to become vulgar; to coarsen
explosion; rupture; break off