heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
decision; settlement; definition
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
the lower classes; the common people
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
incompetent; have no merit
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
madness; craziness; insanity
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to pay attention; to be watchful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture