bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to put up (a notice); to post
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to become decrepit and ugly with age
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to feel sick; to be nauseated
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)