fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
of tender years; very young
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
to fight to the last (death)
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
(licensed) red light district
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
stupid girl; stupid woman
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
rain and wind; driving rain
good family; respectable family; decent family
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
puddle of blood; pool of blood
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue