zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
intelligence quotient; IQ
shock therapy; shock treatment
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
one by one; in detail; minutely
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
authenticity; credibility
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (of a zipper); slider (sandwich)