person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning
separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
increment; addition; (amount of) increase
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
Western (film genre); Western music (North America); country and western music
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
per person; per capita; per head
arista; awn; (grain) beard
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
multiple choice (e.g. question)
source of protein; protein source
knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege
eligible; qualified; competent
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
usually; ordinarily; in the past
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
the good old days; halcyon days
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)