contempt; derision; slight; disdain
annotation; explanatory note; comment
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to thrust down; to push off
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
plants which flower in autumn (fall)