to avenge oneself; to settle a score; to take revenge
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
our country; our land; one's own country
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
just one person; only one
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
corner room; corner apartment
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
visit (from someone); call
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
height of; middle of; full bloom
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
trans-Pacific; trans-Pacific crossing
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
Nikkei Stock Average; Nikkei 225
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
with a start; with a jump
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live