one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
called; known as; that; to say
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
only recently; just of late
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
mobilization; mobilisation
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
disaster; calamity; misfortune
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
other side; opposite side; other party
to kick over; to kick down
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to come to an end; to rest