water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
half and half; half-and-half
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
transferable; alienable; assignable
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
outer two ribs of a folding fan (i.e. the thick ribs, one at each end); outer frame of a lattice door
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling; magnificent
suspicion that something is inferior (game, product, etc.)
mist sauna; lower-temperature sauna
jean jacket; denim jacket
mixture of ice and water (for keeping fish fresh)
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
not folding on a stitch but placing the fold (2mm) deeper past the stitch, folding the excess back to cover the stitch
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
inventory; stock; goods; list
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
Basic Instinct (1992 film)
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened