scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
standing firm; holding out
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
intensive; concentrated; focused
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
fifth day of the month; five days
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)