strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
face contorted and about to cry
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
pronunciation; production of sound
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
offensive smell; off-flavor; off-flavour
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering