unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
being out of consideration; not being an option
postage; carriage; shipping charge
indecent language; dirty talk
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
number of votes obtained (polled)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
completely relying on others
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
deciding match; play-off; runoff
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)