stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
hello; good day; good afternoon
depending on; dependent on
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
chink in the armor (armour)
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
magnetism; magnetic force
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to stand firm; to hold out
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
evening meal; supper; dinner
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing