satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
leopard (Panthera pardus)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
admiration; being impressed (by)
noisy; confused; uproarious
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
directly under; falling perpendicularly
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pull; patronage; tug; discount
base (military, expedition, etc.)
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
to get free (from); to be freed; to be released
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current