sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
to check; to stop; to keep back
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
decrease; reduction; decline
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
self-control; self-restraint
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
"large eyes" look (makeup technique)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
information bureau; intelligence department
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
fucking; First Kitchen (fast food restaurant chain)
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet