Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
equalization; equalisation
wound (suffered in a fight)
yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
someone (something) not to be trifled with
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
additional order; adding to an existing order
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
fake; sham; counterfeit; impostor; cheat; hypocrite
wild beast; wild animal; brute
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)