point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
economic fortune; luck with money
jumble (of two or several things); mix
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs
entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); start of a rise (e.g. in prices)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
small attendance; poor house
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
(of a kind) never to be seen again
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
unkindness; unfriendliness
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
age range; age-group; age bracket
to put on heavy makeup; to powder heavily; to paint thickly; to paint beautifully
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
built-in; fixed; attached
nightlife districts; drinking districts