losing weight; slimming; lean person
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
throwaway; disposable; single-use
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to be skillful (skilful); to be clever
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
strong-willed; strong of heart
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to fill a hole with earth
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to be forward; to be impertinent
to distribute; to hand out
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to understand; to comprehend