going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
freedom; free man; free woman
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
growth rate; coefficient of extension
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to rain incessantly; to downpour
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
hostility; animosity; enmity
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude