knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
ancient Shinto music and dancing
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(not) even once; (not) ever
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
single word; a few words; brief comment
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
good family; respectable family; decent family
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)