to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
in that manner; like that
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
cake served with tea; teacake
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sharing; division; draw; tie
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
together; at the same time; same; identical
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below