on the occasion of; at the time of
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
our country; our land; one's own country
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
violent emotion; passion; fury
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to apologize; to apologise
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
duty; function; office; mission; task
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to make an appearance; to show up
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
and so; therefore; for that reason
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
presence (impressive quality)
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
the other day; lately; recently
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
control; check; restraint; inhibition
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)