to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
tidbit; titbit; digression; sidebar; snippet
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to frolic about; to mess around
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
monkfish liver; goosefish liver
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
lacking talent or ability
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
hand luggage; hand baggage
complicated and mysterious
making efficient; optimization
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)