the early bird gets the worm
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
all-night vigil over a body; wake
plump; chubby; voluptuous
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
hot spring district (within a town)
to be embarrassed for a reply
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
aggressiveness; aggression
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko