tacit; unspoken; implicit
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
winner; victor; conqueror
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
sporty girl; athletic girl
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
March; third month of the lunar calendar
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
soft and fair goes far; willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
(physical) growth; development
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
theatre-going; theater-going
to soothe and humor; to coax