multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
image change; changing one's image; makeover
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to be pleased with; to suit
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
ready-made; common-law (wife)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
the lower classes; the common people
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
leader; guide; mentor; coach
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
oops!; I did it again; now I've done it; I've messed up
certain evidence; definite evidence
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin