hammering sound; hammering
the modern era; present day
bouncing a ball against a wall (tennis exercise)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
increase; raising (e.g. embankment, levee); padding or inflation (e.g. of a bill)
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
alcohol disinfection; disinfection with alcohol
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
visitor at hot springs resort
neglect of health; intemperance
what action to take; what to do with oneself
I appreciate your efforts
skilled worker; skilled labour
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to attract someone with food
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
what if (as in "what if" stories)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
planarian (any flatworm of family Planaria)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
schoolchild without lunch
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
checkers (board game); draughts; checker
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well