ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
receiving; acceptance; reception
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
lengthy military expedition; Long March (China, 1934-1936); Long March (series of Chinese launch vehicles)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
place of residence; dwelling place
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
drinking bout; merrymaking
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
in terms of; from the point of view of
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
joint together; opposite; facing
using as an intermediary; through
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to burn with combativeness
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
temporary name; provisional name
sensitivity; susceptibility
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to compete with; to vie for
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring