to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to call together; to convene
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
front shrine; hall of worship
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent