it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
roar of the sea; sound of waves
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
active; dynamic; energetic
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
high-cut (shoes, electrical filter, etc.)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
congratulation; celebration
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
squad leader; group leader; team leader
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
forward somersault; forward roll
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
setting moon; moon setting in the West
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched