gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
early on; earlier on; from early
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
two classes; double; two sets
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
mangy cur; low animal; beast
to disperse; to chase away; to pursue relentlessly; to be in hot pursuit
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand; prompter
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
style of polite speech in Japanese (with sentences ending in "desu" and verbs ending in "masu")
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass