pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
back off!; leave me alone!
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to shout (in anger); to yell
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
to perceive; to understand
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
day of month; counter for days
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to threaten; to make threats
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
shadow figure; silhouette
to mind; to care; to worry
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan