suppuration; festering; coming to head
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
several times (as large, over)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
collaboration; joint work
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sincere; earnest; serious
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
candy; sweet; confectionary
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
distinction; differentiation; classification
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
final; eventual; ultimate
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast