straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
carving; engraving; chiselled features
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
additional fee; extra charge
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
general (variety) store (shop)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
somehow; for some reason or other
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
mountain ridge; near a mountain
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat