to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to ask a high price; to overcharge
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
interruption; suspension; break
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
quick work; (clever) feat
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make something be done in time
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
lodging together; training camp; boarding house