giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
is something that; is that which
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
nice; likeable; desirable
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
rope; cord; policeman's rope
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor