to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
popular name; common name; given name
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
home environment; family environment
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
unofficial report; confidential report
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
boastful speech; bragging
listening device; bug; wiretap
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
step; stride; counter for steps
far away in the distance; in the far distance
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
by today; before the day is over
to accuse someone; to charge someone
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender