to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
god of death; death deity; Death
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
how many people; a number of people
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
that is to say; so that means
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy