hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
misrepresentation; false statement
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
each and all; every single one; everybody
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
age thirty; one's thirties
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
serious; not joking; straight
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level