judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
ban'ei; form of horse racing in which draft horses pull heavy sleds up sand ramps
improvement; amelioration
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
sex worker (at a soapland)
geographical name; local name
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
bidirectional communication
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
baobab (Adansonia spp.); monkey-bread tree
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
special delivery mail; express delivery post
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
grand; imposing; magnificent
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
The Decameron; Il Decamerone
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
over-demanding parent; parent who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child