thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sales; selling; marketing
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
to make an appearance; to show up
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to rock; to shake; to swing
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to name; to call; to christen; to term
in one's own way or style
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
even if not; even without
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
food and drink; eating and drinking
to happen to have on hand or in stock
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty