damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
around the clock; day and night
being filled with; being full of; permeation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
war; fighting; fierce competition
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
well-made; well-done; great success
Manju era (1024.7.13-1028.7.25)
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
returning to one's residence; returning to one's quarters; returning to one's lodgings; returning home
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
to comb down; to smooth down
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
dressing oneself; personal grooming
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
failure; mistake; blunder
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise