being popular among one's companions
taking a shortcut; neighborhood; neighbourhood
chopping board; cutting board
looking on from the side; looking on by an outsider
it cannot be helped; there is no other way
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
lying face down; upside down; prone
in its entirety; whole; wholly
from the cradle to the grave
no heat or cold lasts over the equinox
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
well bottom; narrow place
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
lineal relation; direct lineal ancestor; direct lineal descendent
to make up for; to compensate for
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
appropriate (urgent) response; expediency
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
expensive to rent; ranked too high for one's abilities (of a wrestler)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to show off; to parade; to pretend
special order; custom order; bespoke (goods)
quibble; pointless argument
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness