straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
admiration; wonder; astonishment
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to leave as is; to ignore
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
good bye; I'm off; see you later
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to stare back (at); to glare back
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
rationalization; justification
ready-made; off the shelf
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
otherwise; if not; or else
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split