coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
schoolgirl; female student
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
(death from) starvation; starving to death
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
moving; touching; stirring
third stage; three stages
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
preparatory phase; preparatory period
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial