to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
our country; our land; one's own country
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
good and obedient; gentle; meek
retirement (from the world); seclusion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
violent emotion; passion; fury
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
human intellect; knowledge
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
way; method; means; resource; course
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)