jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
prayer (for something); supplication
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to keep a watchful eye on
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
carcinogen; carcinogenic substance
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
present (brought by a visitor); gift
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)