to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
topic of discussion; agenda
fertile shoot of field horsetail
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to talk; to carry meaning
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
strong point; forte; merit; strength
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
distinguished war service; merit of war
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker