Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
tumbler; self-righting doll
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be dead; to be lifeless
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
standing firm; holding out
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
during; for the duration of
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
for use by children; for children
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
since one was born; (in) all one's life
ninth day of the month; nine days
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer