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
to fight to the last (death)
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
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
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
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
unusual space; other dimension
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
(sound of one's) heartbeat
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit