scrubbing; getting grime off
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
dry skin; bad skin; rough skin; unhealthy skin
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
rectangular company stamp; square company seal
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(printed) itinerary; road map; program (for the solution of a political problem, etc.)
leading; guiding; commanding
student repeating the same class
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
all-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
great difference; major mistake
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom