windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
heave-ho (chant when doing heavy work)
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid