criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
dead person; deceased person
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to lean against each other; to rely on each other; to depend on each other; to scratch each other's backs
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
successfully; with success
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
excursion; field trip; school trip
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
guidance; protective custody
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism