ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
mixture; compound; hybrid
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
imitation pearl; fake pearl
nitridization; nitriding; nitride (of)
catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
flatfoot; flat feet; splayfoot
shopworn goods; dead stock; shelf warmer; being left unresolved for a long time (e.g. a problem); being shelved
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
Charing Cross tube station
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
snow's surface; lily-white skin; fair skin
barrel organ; hand organ; hurdy-gurdy
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
falling apart while cooking
Fukuda Tsuneari (1912-1994) (critic and translator of Shakespeare into Japanese)
luggage compartment; cargo bay (aircraft); baggage compartment
to dunk (e.g. food in a drink)
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility