to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
untouched; unrestrained; unscathed
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
neckline (of dress, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
horror film; horror movie
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
passionfruit (Passiflora edulis)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
parting; separation; farewell
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
dozens; scores of; decades
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
what's what; heads or tails
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
prostitution (in the guise of a massage service)