rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
good things come to those who wait
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
student teacher; trainee teacher
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
how dare ...; how could ...
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to hold fast; to protect to the end
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)