Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
exaltation; emotional uplift
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
(coin) purse with a metal clasp
stingy; cheap; very frugal
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
talking while standing; standing around talking
least common multiple; lowest common multiple
large amount of money; great cost
simple and clear; plain and simple