to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
I don't want to boast but
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
now that you say that; now that you mention it
one's post; place of work; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
extremity; end; bound; limit
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
counter for birds or rabbits
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up