guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
like this; in this way; as you see
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
home area; home town; local
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
prejudice; bias; distorted view
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
seeing off and meeting on return
rope; cord; policeman's rope
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
town; city; municipal; urban
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to find out; to discover; to locate
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon