marking; grading; scoring
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
second; number two; runner-up
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
drawing pin; thumbtack; pushpin
rule by military force; military rule; (way of the) conqueror; path of supremacy
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
state of selflessness; state of no-self; egoless state; state of total absorption; flow state; being in the zone
meditation; contemplation
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
manners; courtesy; etiquette
top recommendation; something highly recommended
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
spinal column; vertebral column; spine
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
the very image of health itself; picture of health
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
each (every) time; whenever
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off