to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
splish-splash; with a splash
whitebait; elver (young eel)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
sanity; soundness of mind; prudence and discretion; (arch.) drunkenness
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
with a momentary flash of light
to keep a watchful eye on
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)