difficult problem; challenge
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
still; even now; to this day
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
big chance; big opportunity
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
impression given by a painting or image
slight; thin; on the weak side
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years