with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
life; living; I; me; student
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
every evening; night after night
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
contract; compact; agreement
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
1,000,000; one million; million; many
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
main street; avenue; boulevard
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that