to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
Oklahoma mixer (folk dance); Turkey in the Straw
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
Japan Fair Trade Commission
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
Tea production in Sri Lanka
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
absolute basics; very rudiments
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
whispered conversation; whispering
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
Maritime Traffic Safety Act (1973)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
composed expression; clear face
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)