childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
legal; lawful; legitimate
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
intelligence; intellect; brains
scholarship; scientific attainments
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
grudge; complaint; reproach