desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
unattended (video, audio) recording
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
explosion; rupture; break off
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
defense; defence; defensive preparations
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
one's every action; every single move
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
tailor's (shop); dressmaker's shop; tailor; dressmaker
babies' wear; baby clothes
to be smeared; to be covered
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
appears to be; apparently
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to escape from; to get out
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback