grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus); African grey parrot
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
great man; hero; master mind
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
allegiance; obedience; submission
huge win; overwhelming victory
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
useless resistance; vain struggle
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of