to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
medal of honour; medal of merit
to be selected (from among many people)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
homecoming; return to one's home
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
opposite side; other side
acquiring; obtaining; receiving
relaxation; recreation; recess
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
manly; masculine; like a man
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to search for; to seek for; to look for
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
manipulation of information; spin
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
morning; forenoon; just before noon