producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
pair; the two; both persons; both things
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
commerce; trade; business
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
the future; future prospects
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to turn towards; to point
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
good humour (humor); good mood
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan