bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
maximum permissible level or dosage
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to find out; to discover; to detect
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
common name; popular name
catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
deep-seated grudge; hatred
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
lined curtain; opaque curtain
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
messenger; envoy; emissary
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
incompetent; have no merit
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction