Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
the staff; inside the department
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to make a vow; to take an oath
underworld; underside of society
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sense of duty (obligation)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
village; hamlet; countryside; country
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous