to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
disorder; chaos; confusion
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to fall flat; to fall face down
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth