cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to complete decisively; to do to completion
sense of values; values; value system
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
fluent (in a language); flowing
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
goodbye; farewell; so long
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
main question; real issue at hand
reopening; resumption; restarting
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
all over; all over the place; everywhere
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam