by any standard; (not) even as flattery
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
place where one works; construction site; working area
general idea; concept; notion
establishment; settlement
recovery; undoing; recall
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
questions and answers; dialogue
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
because of; owing to; due to
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to subsist; to keep on living
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
next; secondly; subsequently
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail