disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
light blue; pale blue; aqua
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
district; section; sector
here and there; in places