to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
Official Development Assistance; ODA
personal digital assistant; PDA
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
ecology; environmental movement; environmentalism
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
act of terror; act of terrorism
disinheritance; disowning
subway; metro; underground (railway)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to speak; to hear a voice