story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
living room (Western style); sitting room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
such ... as; or some such
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
everybody; every last one of them; all