to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
infancy; childhood; tender age
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
had better ...; had better not ...
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
journey; route of a journey
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
to be saved up (of money)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
desperately; for one's dear life
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
curiosity; inquisitiveness
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
estimate (of costs); budget
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
minimum; at the very least
well-bred; of good upbringing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift