to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
(short) rest; breather; break
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
snake; serpent; large snake
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around