having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to peel; to skin; to pare
soaking (fabric) in lukewarm water (to soften and remove starch); desizing; moistening with steam; blanching (food); parboiling
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
second; number two; runner-up
green calabash; unripe gourd; pale and sickly person; pallid and thin person
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to quit one's job; to resign
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be ill; to suffer from
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging