to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to become better; to improve
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
first meeting; first interview with
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to make merry; to be festive
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
principal occupation; core business
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
in any case; whatever the case may be
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction