to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
objectification; objectifying
Tajima cow (breed of black Wagyu cattle); Tajima cattle
strip-searching; security check
5-point card with a red tanzaku; red ribbon card; the three 5-point cards with ribbons (high-scoring meld)
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
garden path; path through a park
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
maelstrom; the state of affairs being in great turmoil
needless to say; it goes without saying that
literary style; classical style
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
paying (or paying out) double; (after number N) paying N times as much
handiwork; handicraft; homemade
trauma inducing; traumatizing; extremely scary (of movies, etc.)
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
bribery scandal; graft case
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
written word; written language
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively