to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
posing; modeling; modelling
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
year in, year out; always; 24-7
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
speech and conduct; words and deeds
imposing stance; daunting pose
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
power map; power structure; power relationships
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products