having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
dark soy sauce; regular soy sauce
coagulation; freezing; solidification
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
boiling with salt; boiling in salty water (e.g. vegetables)
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
digest; summary; abridgment
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
locals; local inhabitants
out-of-school; off-campus
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment