to become rounded; to roll into a ball
panty-less; wearing no underwear
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
to tear up and throw away
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
ushi-oni; mythical ox-headed monster
two mighty rivals; (lit.) dragon and tiger
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
coordinated group gymnastics (in which teams form pyramids or other shapes)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
war situation; progress of a battle
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
heaps of corpses all around
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to whine; to make feeble complaints
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
bento; Japanese box lunch
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
coarse salt; unrefined salt
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
local specialty; special product (of a region)