dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to beat time; to mark time
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to support each other; to support one another
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to mix; to stir; to blend
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
increase in production; production increase
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
redoing; doing over again
last week; the week before
excessive supply; oversupply
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school