close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to push aside; to brush aside
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
pitch dark; total darkness
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
changing clothes; change of clothes
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
trouble; quarrel; dispute
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
back seat (of a car); rear seat
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
female university student; female college student
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
preservation; retainment; keeping
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh