arm; skill; efforts; ability
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
all present; all concerned; all of us
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to promote; to make richer
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to shake one's head (in denial)
to boost; to force up; to push up
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to bite off; to gnaw through
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
body and soul; mind and body
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice