water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
disadvantageous; long (odds)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
insurance; guarantee; warranty
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
breath; breathing; bracelet
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
to be too numerous; to be too much
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to have confidence in one's own abilities
in the end; at the end of the day
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to become familiar (to one's ears)
three kinds; three varieties
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost