coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
grim; stern; stark; heartless
matrimonial happiness; happy marriage
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
truancy; absence without leave
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
frequent; densely packed; thick
instead; but (on the other hand)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
to be exhausted; to be worn out
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
weight training; muscle training
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(one's) quota; assignment
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel