to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
right (to do something); authority; power
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
convention; tired tradition; old custom
(a place) within one's reach
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
troops; group members; team members
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
finger marks; dirt from the hands
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
flying scissors (technique in martial arts); kani basami
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate