dying in a fit of anger or indignation
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
changing completely; transformation
steering (of a boat); steerage
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
getting one's finger caught (e.g. in a door); getting one's finger pinched; jamming one's finger in a door; yakuza finger-cutting ritual
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
final farewell (in this life)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
row of teeth; set of teeth; dentition
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
next; secondly; subsequently
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
written oath; covenant; pledge
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
being in a towering rage; boiling with rage
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
heating; application of heat
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
human relations; personal relationships
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
calming down; quieting down
several people; a few people
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful