to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
swimming in the middle of winter or the cold season
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
it's not like; it isn't as if
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
that's right; yes; uh-huh
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to take to task; to take it out on
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to drop; to lose; to let fall
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat