volley firing; fusillade; broadside
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
popular person; favorite; favourite
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
nature; property; disposition
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to look around; to look towards (us)
breeding; raising; rearing
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to offer for sale; to put on the market
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to trample flat; to beat a path
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
this is why; this means; it is the case that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
toast; congratulatory cup
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be excited; to be elated
single word; a few words; brief comment
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
away from home; while travelling
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident