depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
headlock (wrestling move)
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
bad influence; negative influence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to watch steadily; to stare
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
(for the) first time in one's life
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
the good fortune to have been born male
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
training; drill; practice; discipline
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to arrive home; to return
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand