secretary; councillor; councilor
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
wheat straw; barley straw
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
sound of a button or switch being pressed
rubber band; elastic band
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
big catch (fishing); good haul
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to stick it out (until the end)
successively; one after another
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
hometown; rural township (of China)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to raise one's voice; to shout
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
counter for wheels and flowers
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up