lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
shameless; shameless person
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
violent emotion; passion; fury
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
striking with the back of the sword
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
end; close; finish; termination
letting (someone) die without helping
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
relatively; comparatively
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
forevermore; for eternity
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point