catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
intangible cultural asset
to hypnotize; to hypnotise
I told you so; you see that?
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
traditional Japanese musical instrument
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
dim-witted; slow to catch on
direct (telephone) line; direct dialing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
opening words; speaking out
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
something new (of poor quality)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
grief; mourning; lamentation
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
good-natured; of good character
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
selling separately; not being included in the price
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
built-in audience; regular customers
to mix together; to blend; to compound
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point