Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
skill; dexterity; master hand
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
programme; program; plans; arrangements
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
putting life into; animating; cheering up
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire