strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
keep up your strength; chin up!
both; both sides; both parties
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
very recently; in the very recent past
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
clapping and cheering; applause
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
ant lion (esp. species Hagenomyia micans)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
village headman; village mayor
correction; revision; amendment
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising