trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
on duty; at work; while working
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
smallish; on the small side
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
covering; protection; backing; relief
tissue paper; toilet paper
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to take to task; to take it out on
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
Hiraga Gennai (1728?-1779)
hand-operated electric generator (used in Edo-period medical treatment); (arch.) electricity
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
popular name; common name; given name
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard