gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
knowledge applied to evil purposes
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
patrolling; making one's rounds
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
naturalization; naturalisation
big catch (fishing); good haul
as you see; as you can see
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to press a question; to cross-examine
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
high and low; rise and fall
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
in unison; as one; united
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
clearing one's throat; cough
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
covered in mud; mud-caked