wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
atonement; redemption; compensation
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
spirit residing in the ground
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
foreign; abroad; overseas
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
how many times; how often
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
abandoned child; foundling
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
splinters of glass; glass shards
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
random-access memory; RAM
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
calamity; disaster; accident
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
at once; there and then; immediately
to smash violently; to crush
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless