to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
thank you for your continued patronage
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
amorous adventure; love affair
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
image change; changing one's image; makeover
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
trade; buying and selling
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
so what!; who gives a damn?
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
island in a pond or river
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
attack; assault; attempt; try
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
locker room; changing room; dressing room
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am