to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body
degree of familiarity; popularity
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
(death from) starvation; starving to death
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
making one's best exertions
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
counter for wheels and flowers
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
to have one's hair stand on end
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
first shrine visit of New Year
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse