fair and square; open and aboveboard
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
success; prosperity; boom
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
aimlessly; without a goal
to wander; to roam from place to place
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to have sexual intercourse
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess