tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
since one was born; (in) all one's life
this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we
rising intonation; upward inflection; rising tendency; upward trend; feet-first somersault hanging from the horizontal bar
to become better; to improve
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to slap; to strike; to spank
first place; head position; leading position
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
tall figure; high stature
bent back; hunchback; stoop
Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to play a leading role; to play a central part
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
coverall apron; cook's apron
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog