reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
undressing; taking off one's clothes
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
(physical) growth; development
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
proper; right; reasonable
the same generation; coeval
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
chance (of success); odds
whispered conversation; whispering
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to degenerate; to lapse into
end of war; cessation of hostilities
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
distrust; unjust suspicion
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
censorship; inspection; examination
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
I appreciate your efforts
sexy; popular; well-liked
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
inferior goods; faulty item
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
main cause; primary factor
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert