common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
loose-fitting summer dress
secretary; councillor; councilor
attractive body; nice-looking body
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
cardio-pulmonary function
how many months?; how long?
escape hatch; escape door
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
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)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
far away in the distance; in the far distance
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)