frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
criticism; commentary; review
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
strong-willed; strong of heart
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
(short) rest; breather; break
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
to be greedy; to devour greedily
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
detour; diversion; alternative route
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
this place; where one comes from; here
spirit of harmony; the Japanese spirit
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to drop; to lose; to let fall
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order