messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
silence; stillness; quietness
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
rope; cord; policeman's rope
one mind; the whole heart; wholeheartedness
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
the very best; excellent; superb
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
near light speed; sublight speed
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
detour; circumvention; turning movement
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial