brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
those (near the second person)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
right after coming out; just graduated
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
government office; agency; board
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
outward appearance; apparent
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes