drawbridge; bascule bridge
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
to leave unfinished; to abandon
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
person who makes someone else appear better; foil
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
poi (Maori style of performance art); poi (tethered weights used in poi performances)
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
blindly (trusting someone, etc.)
plume; ornamental feather
sound of something floating or sinking in water
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to draw a tile from the wall; to win on a self-drawn tile
to have the nerve to; to be bastard enough to
miscellaneous thoughts (on); miscellaneous impressions
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
reporting, contacting, and consultation