hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
house mouse (Mus musculus)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to be too late (to be of use)
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step