secretary; councillor; councilor
pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
wheat straw; barley straw
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
battle formation; disposition of troops
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
person with a bounty on their head
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)