clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
independent administrative corporation (institution, agency); German law
Ministry of Rites (Tang-dynasty China)
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
green crop; green vegetable
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
businesses offering food and entertainment; cabaret, club, gambling and restaurant businesses; sex industry; sex-related businesses
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
rapid-fire comic dialogue
herd of horses; pack of horses (in a race)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
atrocity; (arch.) treason
glugging; drinking deeply; nodding deeply
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
signature pose; trademark pose
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
to shake off; to throw off
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person