outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
danger; peril; hazard; risk
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
final; eventual; ultimate
elegance; taste; refinement
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to put someone to trouble
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
reaction; response; reaction