to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
to have meaning; to be meaningful
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
heart attack; to have a heart attack
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to compete with; to vie for
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
in the midst of the enemy
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
midwinter; dead of winter
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
long-established; old-established; traditional
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
protection against the cold
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull