bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
receptionist; reception woman
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
very young; little; childish; immature
at least; at most; (even) just
the same generation; coeval
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it is not (like that) either
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
during imprisonment; while in jail
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
sincere; honest; faithful
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
order of chivalry; chivalric order
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to jump at; to be attracted by