way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
very busy (person or thing)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
(written) application; application form
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
sedge hat and straw rain cape
school education; formal education
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to feel hungry; to get hungry
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you