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to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders

tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

spanking

Historical term

traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility

to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow

to spend a fortune; to pay a high price

chopping block

Business

springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan

a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes

Idiomatic expression

being excessively cautious; knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it

fly swatter; flyswatter; fly swat

to use a calculator

to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability

to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster

meat tenderizer; meat mallet

talking a lot; talkative person

Japan bashing

Slang

thorough bashing; thorough flaming

white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

pillow fight

click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae)

to beat down prices

Computing

hitting the hardware directly

traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)

tool used to extract combusted tobacco from a kiseru pipe

knocking snow off (one's clogs, etc.)

Word usually written using kana alone

Ornebius kanetataki (species of scaled crickets)

ringing a bell; bell ringer

bell hammer