paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
several minutes; a few minutes
to write out; to express; to describe; to publish
blighted love; disappointed love
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
whispering into a person's ear
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
two days later; day after next; next day but one
bathing (swimming) in cold water
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
individual differences; personal equation
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
drinking bout; merrymaking