on bad terms; at loggerheads
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
aging (of a population); ageing
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
student (esp. a university student)
mental; spiritual; emotional
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
old couple; elderly couple
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable