dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
manly; masculine; like a man
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
(punishment by) striking with fists
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
coherence; order; focus; point
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
guardian; protector; patron; parent
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
concreteness; feasibility
research and development; R&D
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
such; like that; that sort of; very
in order; in turn; one by one
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
reproachful; hateful; bitter
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
these guys; these fellows
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple