earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to alternate; to take turns
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
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
to carry (a child) on one's back
men's (fashion, wear, etc.)
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
to slap; to strike; to spank
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
timewasting; killing time
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
close; intimate; on good terms
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)