woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
after a long time; for the first time in a while
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
world peace; peace of the world
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacnidae); giant clam shell
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
staying the night; lodging (at)