funny story; funny anecdote
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
objection; dissent; protest
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
construction; architecture (of buildings)
sorry to bother you, but ...
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free