(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
very recently; in the very recent past
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
(not) even with; (not) even using
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
noisy; confused; uproarious
based on; on the basis of
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
base fare (for a bus, train, taxi, etc.); minimum fare
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
shameless; shameless person
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism