leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
American continent; the Americas
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
going through; going via; going by way of
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
one's post; place of work; workplace
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
your husband; her husband
The Ant and the Grasshopper
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
failure; mistake; blunder
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
splashing on; splashing at; dish made by pouring broth over something (esp. bukkakesoba); bukkake; ejaculation onto someone's face
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
have a pain in one's chest
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
man; male; masculine gender
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by