smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
unsuccessful candidate; rejected person
name; given name; first name
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
at least; at most; (even) just
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
originally; by nature; from the start
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
sooner or later; in time; eventually
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
sympathy; compassion; pity
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
woman; female; feminine gender
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
rope; cord; policeman's rope
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
alone; unaided; away from home