dark blue; deep blue; navy blue
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
even (of a trade); no advantage and no disadvantage
honor and-or shame (honour)
Seven Samurai (film by Akira Kurosawa)
anthropophobia; dizziness experienced in crowded places
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
to pick a fight; to find fault
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
to toady; to be obsequious
colored thread; coloured thread
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
wind and string instruments; music
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to become erect (penis, nipple, etc.); to tower (like an erection)
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve