substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
ponzu mixed with grated daikon
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
convenience store lunch box
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
human; human-like; as a person
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to take a veneer off something
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
kitchen; financial situation
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel