alternation of generations
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
listening attentively; auricle (of the atrium)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
siesta; nap; catnap; stopping at an inn
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
state of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance; senile dementia
to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
writing on someone's behalf
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
somersault; looping-the-loop
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square