weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as you see; as you can see
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
narrow; thin (sized); slender
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)