to fish; to have a line in the water
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
pride; dignity; self-respect
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
leader; authority; mainstay
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
3rd day of the month; three days
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
longed-for; anxiously awaited
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing