self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
cavernous body; body of (genital) erectile tissue (incl. corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum)
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
conceptualization; conceptualisation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
piece of instrumental music
to be sacked; to be dismissed
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
to give a round of applause; to applaud
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
reeling in by hand; winding by hand; transport by passing from hand to hand (e.g. in a bucket brigade); passing along a human chain; arrangements; managing
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky