losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
bribe; money under the table
great hurry; great haste; rush
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
perceptivity; perceptual ability
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to take away; to carry away
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to increase in value; to gain prestige
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
light brown; golden brown
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
coverall apron; cook's apron
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to be silent; to hold one's tongue; to contain oneself; to disregard; to ignore; to let pass
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
chili powder; chilli powder
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb