daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
period of time; time slot; time zone
being open but having virtually no business
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
store interior; inside of a shop
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
finely chiseled (features)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to soak into; to permeate
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to