motherland; fatherland; native country
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to take off one's clothes; to undress
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
success; prosperity; boom
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
the place for; the time for; the level of
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
no; no; without; not needed
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(the condition of) one's health
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing