fan painted with a picture
Kyoutoshiyakushomae Station
southerly breeze; true wind
boarding position (e.g. on train platform)
going to hell; falling into hell
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
The Catcher in the Rye (novel by J. D. Salinger)
(in the midst of) busyness
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
amicable resignation (retirement); resigning (retiring) from one's job of one's free will
misjudgment; misjudgement
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
gabion; cage filled with stones
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
convenience; service; facility; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; sometimes you have to lose to win; (lit.) losing is winning
to pole (a boat); to punt (a boat); to swim with (the tide); to go with (the flow, the times, etc.); to go against (the tide, the flow, etc.)
strategy of holing oneself up in a castle (house, building)
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
line symmetry; reflection symmetry; axial symmetry
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
I can't die and leave things this way
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser