taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
what kind of business; what sort of matter
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
true intention; underlying motive
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
friction; discord; strife
light blue; pale blue; aqua
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
samurai; warrior; military family
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
strict order; peremptory command
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be forward; to be impertinent