cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
addition; increase; Canada
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
locational advantage; advantageous position
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
reason; logic; method; system; order
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
complete change; about-face
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to pick a fight; to find fault
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
unprecedented; never seen before