green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
simplified Chinese character
corporal punishment; punishment by mutilation
to strip to one's waist; to go at with might and main
Double Cross (role-playing game)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
uneasy; ill at ease; upset; agitated; perturbed
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
brood; stud; stock; breeding
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
rich kid; person who grew up wealthy
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
dairy products (esp. butter)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
wale (on the skin); welt; weal
apricot seed; apricot kernel
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
backing paper; back paper; backing sheet; paper printed or used on one side; reverse side of paper printed on one side
to file; to rasp; to use a file
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
folding one's arms; being idle