alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
expression; presentation; representation; notation
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
instability; insecurity; crankiness
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
particular; hard to please; fussy
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
head; lead; vanguard; first
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
nape (of the neck); nucha
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken