to fabricate a web of lies
United States Army; U.S. Army
MacGee; Magee; Maggee; Maggy; McGee
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
band of robbers; gang of thieves
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
robbery; robbery case; burglary
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
on duty; at work; while working
follow-up report; further news
performer; entertainer; actor
entry into port; arriving in harbor
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy