to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to melt together; to blend together
covered in mud; mud-caked
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to thrust away; to send flying
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
private affairs; personal matter
for your information; I'm telling you
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
ray gun (in science fiction)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
rapid progress; great strides
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
your daughter; young woman
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
used article (esp. clothes)
to anticipate; to foresee
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)