tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
single standard; single base; single-feature show
neat and clean; tidy; trim
direct descent; direct line
this and that; one thing or another
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
hygiene; sanitation; health
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date
to do over; to remake; to resume
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
bad example; bad precedent
reopening after renovation
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
occasional; infrequent; rare
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
righteousness; justice; right
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just