hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
member of the Lower House
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
sending home; repatriation; deportation
initialization; initialisation; formatting; resetting
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
private tutor; coach; governess
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to rank next to; to come after
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
power of the state; government authority
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
remaining silent; keeping secret
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)