huge rock; firmness; solidity
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
a dime a dozen; two a penny
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
disturbance; riot; mayhem
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
moisture; humidity; dampness
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
popular name; common name; given name
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
with a splash; with a splosh; with a click (of a camera shutter); with a snap