equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
secretary; councillor; councilor
rickets; boneless; spineless
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to perceive; to understand
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
archipelago; group of islands
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
pitch dark; total darkness
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter