ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
loading; charging; filling
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
too much; excessively; too
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; circumstance
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to attempt; to test; to try out
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
since then; from that time; ever since
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful