guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
world; society; people; the public
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
second-year student; biennial
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
being on duty; person on duty
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to go out and away; to leave
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
great hurry; great haste; rush
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
considerably; greatly; a lot