tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
Japanese yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata)
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
secretary; councillor; councilor
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
it's no joke; gimme a break!
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
even if; if; though; despite; even
to get change back; to be more than enough
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
trademark gag; trademark routine