deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
business world; business circles; (the) industry
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
C; c; Celsius; cyan; C (programming language)
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
putting life into; animating; cheering up
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
spirit photography; ghost photography
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
honorific title; honorific term of address
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
expression of love; showing love
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to throw down the gauntlet
snugly; cosily; compactly
general mobilization; full mobilization
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
I've got to be going; I must go
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
leaving early (for work); (taking the) early shift
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion