to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
courteous; decorous; polite
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to refer to; to use as reference
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to sew up; to sew together
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
carefree; free from worry
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply