front company (for an organized crime operation)
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
charming; bewitching; coquettish
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
volunteer activities; volunteerism
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
police drama (television); detective drama
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
to bring up under one's personal care
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
hot spring district (within a town)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
the same night; that night
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
suspicious character (person, figure)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope