to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
yellow; yellow card; Asian; Oriental
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
statue; picture; picture revealing character
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
speaking voice; talking voice
of course; certainly; naturally
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
no, not like that (but like this)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
absolute heaven; sheer bliss
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress