an issue being settled; a case being closed
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to shout (in anger); to yell
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
programme; program; plans; arrangements
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank