wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to get back together (with a former partner)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
refined; admirable; superb
in general; generally; usually
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to blow off; to be blown off
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
sunlounger; beach chair; banana lounge
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive