pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
by your leave; with your permission
greeting; a fine thing to say
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
and (also); both ... and; as well as
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
mature woman; middle-aged woman
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to get angry; to lose one's temper
photography; taking photographs
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to this extent; to this degree; this much