bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
military affairs; military work
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus); RAD
large triple gate to temple
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
to figure out; to get an idea
offender; transgressor; violator
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
smuggling (people); stowing away
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
how should I know?; don't ask me
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
individual match; single game
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
(your) judgment; discernment
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum