headlong rush; rushing recklessly
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
slight; insignificant; small
salary reduction; salary cut
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
your husband; her husband
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
postcard; memo; note; card
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
to have a desire to urinate
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
true seal (animal); earless seal
premature death; untimely death; dying young
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
article; thing; object; property; real estate