licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to telephone; to make a phone call
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
palm heel; heel of the palm
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
cee-lo (dice gambling game)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means