equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
(hydrogen) peroxide (solution)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to recover consciousness; to come to
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
the opposite direction; the other way
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
caller; visitor; company; guest
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
tendency; trend; inclination
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler