to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
gleaming; shining; glistening
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
pardon me for leaving (first)
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
traditional; customary; conventional
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
service entrance; delivery entrance
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
your husband; her husband
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
inner citadel; core; center; centre
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
to fight to the bitter end
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
loud shout; excited cheering
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder