to pour water (into); to dilute with water / (idiomatic) to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)

weakness, vulnerable point, shortcoming

privatization

to privatize

a private residence temporarily taking lodgers, similar to B&B

(slang) person who lives outside of the major Japanese metropolitan areas (often in reference to hindered access to physical forms of cultural phenomena such as promotional events)

(idiomatic) let the water carry it away, wipe the slate clean

water warmed in the sun

civil law

decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper