wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
circular; circulating letter
paints; painting material
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
bashful; shameful; ashamed
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
execution; punishment; spanking
being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to be selected (from among many people)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
around the world; throughout the world
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to prowl after; to keep watch on