bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
in accordance with; according to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
Hansen's disease; leprosy
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create