protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
careful observation; close attention
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to take a breath; to take a short rest
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to lure someone; to entice someone
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to die; to lay down life's burden
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last