advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to smirk in a creepy way (like an unsociable otaku); to make a slimy self-satisfied grin
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
Japan and the West; Japanese style and Western style
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
famous; noted; eminent; prominent; distinguished; celebrated
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
university student; college student
collection vehicle (garbage, etc.)
form; method; system; formula
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
boiled octopus; person with red flushed skin
start of work; commencement; opening