to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
storehouse; warehouse; godown
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
upper floor (of a building)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
kitchen; financial situation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
systematic; regular; routine
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd