very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
unnatural death; violent death
show tent; circus tent; freak show
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
stage scenery; set; backdrop
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
risk aversion; risk reduction
labor saving; labour saving
armour (e.g. tank); armor
plume; ornamental feather