as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
almost every day; almost daily
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
isolation; being alone; being friendless
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
priority; order of precedence
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
The Ant and the Grasshopper
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
moving; touching; stirring
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to come back; to bloom a second time
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that