noun:

• rostrum; the world of criticism

noun / ~する noun:

• beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

noun / ~する noun:

• personal opinion; criticism behind one's back

noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• tumultuous public discussion; noisy public criticism - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• joint review; joint criticism

noun:

• severe attack; bitter (harsh) criticism
• stick used to strike inattentive Zen meditators

noun / ~する noun:

• bashing; fierce criticism

noun:

• busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

noun:

• bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

noun:

• rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay

expression / ichidan verb / transitive:

• to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to single out someone for criticism - idiom
• to pierce with a spear

noun / ~する noun:

• abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism

noun:

• popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism

noun:

• snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to bear the full brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning) - idiom

adjectival noun / noun:

• bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

adjectival noun:

• thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious - usu. as けちょんけちょんに - colloquialism - onomatopoeia

adjectival noun / noun:

• harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack) ➜ 味噌糞

noun:

• sweeping denunciation - usually written using kana alone

~の noun / noun:

• full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)

adjectival noun:

• harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack) ➜ 糞味噌

noun:

• jumble; mess

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be hit; to strike Antonym: 外す
• to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
• to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
• to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
• to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
• to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
• to face; to confront
• to lie (in the direction of)
• to undertake; to be assigned
• to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
• to be called upon (by the teacher)
• to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
• to be unnecessary - as 〜するには当たらない, etc.
• to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak - usu. as 当たっている - Baseball term
• (in fishing) to feel a bite
• (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil

godan ~る verb / transitive:

• to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
• to shave
• to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship - as 〜の〜に当たる

noun:

• exposure to wind
• severe criticism

adjective:

• spicy; hot
• salty
• harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict
• painful; bitter; difficult; tough ➜ 辛い【つらい】

adverb:

• piercingly (as though cutting with a sharp sword) - onomatopoeia ➜ ぐさりと
• hard-hitting (e.g. criticism) - onomatopoeia

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in
• to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with

noun:

• loneliness; desolation

~たる adjective / ~と adverb / ~の noun:

• lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted
• harsh (words); cutting (criticism)

~する noun:

• to separate in thought; to consider as independent