evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
sobering up; method of sobering up
preparations for returning (home)
first thing in the morning
excess; surplus; superabundance
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
(fish) biting at every cast
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
handful; small amount; small number
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
base (military, expedition, etc.)
ramification; branching off
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
bonsai; miniature potted plant
to support each other; to support one another
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
bento; Japanese box lunch
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
topic of discussion; agenda
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
normalcy; normality; normal
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to throw at; to turn; to raise
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia