kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
investigation; research; looking something up
cooking class; cookery school
intelligence network; information network
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Romania and Moldova)
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
anal sex; anal intercourse
anal; anal sex; anal intercourse; anus
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
honest; upright; faithful; reliable
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point