to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
blending of Japanese and Western styles
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
silicic acid; silica; silicon dioxide
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
appearance; figure; shape; form
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
older sister; lass; young lady
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
big leakage; uncontained leak
mockery; derision; ridicule
to give a round of applause; to applaud
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
hey; listen; look here; I say
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness