gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
majority group (party, faction)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
hedge; fence; border; limit
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
free-use notebook (unruled paper); general-purpose notebook
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
summer cold (illness); summer flu
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
beanbag (often seat-shaped); bean bag
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
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
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
being rampant; domination
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
patriarch; head of a family
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
water heater; (domestic) boiler
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies