logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
high mountain; alpine mountain
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to try all possible means
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
abstruse; occult; mysterious
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to approach the finale; to come to a close
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating