to accuse someone; to charge someone
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
baby talk; baby language; babbling
employer's house; master's house
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
keep up your strength; chin up!
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
tapioca milk tea; pearl milk tea; boba milk tea
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
cassava (Manihot esculenta); manioc; tapioca
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
luxury resort; high-class resort
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
superiority complex; sense of superiority
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea