shoeshine; shoe polishing
outsider; layman; amateur
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water
ringgit (Malaysian currency)
export; exportation; efferent
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
bhava (becoming, existence)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be in focus; to come into focus
from here; from this place
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling