all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
cenotaph; memorial monument
inner-city area; city center
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
all sorts of; all kinds of
god (esp. the Christian God)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
society; company; the public; the world
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
hometown; rural township (of China)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven