membership card; membership certificate
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
tax planning; tax reduction strategy
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
near; close; beside; third person
(very) patient; persevering
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to be embarrassed; to lose face
float; raft; float (beverage with ice cream on top); float (finance)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
alternation of generations
world situation; world affairs
prosperous conditions; healthy economy
depression; recession; slump
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
turning point; transition phase
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to join together; to combine; to join up
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
leather shoes; leather boots