to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
master craftsman; skillful worker
ten great disciples (e.g. of Basho, Confucius, etc.)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to walk away; to saunter off
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
first part of a poem or verse
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
body; physique; build; stature
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
loveable; very likeable; like very much
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
drawing; painting; picture
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel