to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
Tamarix chinensis; Chinese tamarisk
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
neckline (of dress, etc.)
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
economical; efficient; lean; compact
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
marrying (of a monk); returning to secular life (of a monk)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
secret; private matter; confidential matter
curd; curds; curdled milk
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to go wrong; to turn for the worse