salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; implausible
inferior to; suffering by comparison with; unable to compare with
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
favorable review; favourable review
good family; better-class home
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to break wind; to let off a fart; to have a shot
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
veneer board; plywood; joint publication
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
within a pit or (mine) shaft
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
land subsidence; decline in influence
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
big thanks; great gratitude
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
slightly heavy; a little heavy
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
lack of innovation; stupidity