to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
training (animals); breaking (animals)
long-awaited; much-awaited
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
large number (of); many; majority
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
midwinter; dead of winter
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
night angling; night fishing
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
Titan (pre-Olympian god); Titan (moon of Saturn); titanium (Ti)
popular name; common name; given name
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
big catch (fishing); good haul
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
attendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendance
to congratulate; to celebrate