tacking (in needlework); basting; planting (esp. rice seedlings); discipline; training
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
putting online (services, administrative functions, etc.); going online; digitalization; digitization
feigned sleep; playing possum
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
odd idea; unusual idea; curious proposal
deodorant; deodorizer; deodoriser
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
writing an inscription on a stone monument (e.g. before carving it)
finger-banging (manual stimulation of female genital organs)
banzai (celebratory or congratulatory cheer); hurrah; hooray; hurray
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
masculine face (on a woman)
there's nothing that doesn't exist; there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have; nonexistent; not in one's possession
image data; documents incorporating images
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
zhajiangmian (dish of ground pork over wheat noodles)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect