to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
furniture store; furniture dealer
departure; leaving; setting off
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
with a start; with a jump
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
main street; avenue; boulevard
to face on; to look out on to
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
distinctive; characteristic
confections; sweets; candy; cake
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
agreeing; agreement; ugly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
article; item; thing; goods; wares
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still