seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
pull; patronage; tug; discount
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
this, that and the other; this and that
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
new record (in sports, etc.)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
ongoing; in progress; afoot
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail