lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
precarious situation; precarious state
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be discouraged; to shrink from
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
established policy; existing procedures
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
outbreak of war; starting a war
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to ask a question; to ask questions
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give