weatherstrip molding; weatherstrip moulding
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
milling; grinding into flour
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
insecticide; insect repellent
nice person; good-natured person
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
old hag; old woman; old bat
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
being fond of children; person fond of children
on bad terms; at loggerheads
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
private affairs; personal matter
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
clearing one's throat; cough
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of