bare midriff; bare midriff look
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
lush mountain; green mountain
oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
to fall into a trap; to play into another's hands
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
overnight; since last night
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to change hands; to be succeeded
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
animalization; animalisation
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
cameraphobia; dislike of having one's photograph taken
each and all; every single one; everybody
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
weightlessness; zero gravity
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
unimportant details; inessentials
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
about here; in this neighborhood
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
cannot be compared with; no match for
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well