to grumble; to make difficulties
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
another's parent; another's parents
large amount of money; great cost
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
inferior goods; faulty item
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
pointing out; identification
in that manner; like that
unprecedented; never seen before
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!