ten; 10; ten years of age
encouragement; cheering on
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(production) lot; batch; lot (land); plot
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
the same night; that night
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to become possible; to become able to (do)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
standing for a long time; remaining standing