Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
interference (esp. in horse racing)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables)
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
blocking the way; standing in the way
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
toe; toe (of a golf club)
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
growth period (in children)
chink in the armor (armour)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
restlessly; in continuous motion
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
simple honesty; tactless frankness
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land