spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
business plan; business schedule; project
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
job; work; duties; trade; skill
income; receipts; revenue
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cannot be compared with; no match for
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
bare livelihood; subsistence
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
show tent; circus tent; freak show
script; libretto; scenario
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
show; exhibition; spectacle
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary