secretary; councillor; councilor
dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
a dime a dozen; two a penny
spray; mist (not meteorological)
personal affair; one's own affair
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
true seal (animal); earless seal
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
flaring up; bursting into flames
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
opposite bank; farther shore
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to throw away; to abandon
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to write down; to record; to register
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to