to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
drinker; person who can hold their drink
of course; certainly; naturally
Shiroganese; housewife, esp. from up-market Shirogane, who does nothing but shop, dine out, etc.
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
(United States of) America; USA
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to have a name entered in the family register
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
side table; bedside table
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
flustered person; hasty person
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous