modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
carving; engraving; sculpture
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to indicate; to show; to point to
black terracotta; black soil
to fall off; to tumble down
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long