to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
image; figure; figure; form; image
Edo period inspection of rice plants
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
even if not; even without
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
dignity; majesty; sanctity
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mission; delegation; transmission
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
one's (living) environment
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude