slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
Lights are usually followed by shadows
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to continue (going along some trend)
special radio or television programme; television special
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
wrong; different; not like that
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
pardon me for leaving (first)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
rikka; formal style of ikebana
adverse circumstances; adversity
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
preliminary arrangements; spade work
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
recently; lately; these days
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place