greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
having ended; being resolved
twice; again; second time
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
not understanding; not knowing
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
neighboring village; neighbouring village
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
so-and-so; who?; which people?
death from disease; death from illness
poisoning; kill by poison
outrageous lie; outright lie
neighbourhood; neighborhood
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
good (place to leave off); convenient
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement