fried cake of minced meat
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
election (for a seat or position at the end of a term)
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
innocence; being not guilty
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
it's been a long time; long time no see
large furoshiki; big talk; vain boasting or bluster; blowing one's own trumpet
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
lightly; easily; carelessly
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint