cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
contest; comparison; competition
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
perfect; complete; flawless
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
mending; revision; supplementation
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)