Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
a drowning man will catch at a straw
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot
silly monk; foolish monk; I; me
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
putting on weight from the good (married) life
drenched; soaked; romantically
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
balmy breeze; summer breeze
with a wriggle; in a slimy way; coweringly; hesitantly
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
drawers; knickers; bloomers
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
completely submerged (e.g. in water); completely soaked (e.g. with rain)
final performance; swan song; last act
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
Hades (Greek god); Hades; the underworld (in Greek mythology)