thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to lend an ear to; to listen to
writing songs or poems; poem
to cross the line; to go too far
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
copying in entirety (verbatim)
collective responsibility; joint liability
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
synchronization; synchronized swimming
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP