sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
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
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
scoundrel; rascal; villain
even if; even though; however; no matter how
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
street; quarter; district; area