fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
that kind; competition; match
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
fiction writer; dime novelist
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
only; merely; but; no more than
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
in succession; one after another
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
ladle; tadpole; musical note
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
caller; visitor; company; guest