husband and wife; married couple
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
instead; but (on the other hand)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
bloodsucking; sucking blood
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
these guys; these fellows
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
less than ...; smaller ...
fourth day of the month; four days