to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
Yogul (yoghurt-based dessert)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
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
first place; head position; leading position
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
coverall apron; cook's apron
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
covered with; stained; smeared
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
coeducation; mixed-sex education
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers