misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
department of English literature
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
past (exam) question collection
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
trivial; not amounting to much
just; fair; proper; reasonable
castle tower; keep; donjon
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
pardon me for leaving (first)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
second marriage; remarriage
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to lose one's way; to get lost