eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to be responsive; to show immediate results
life-and-death matter; an emergency or crisis where survival is threatened
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
complete lie; outright lie
to knock down; to send flying
productive; constructive; meaningful
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
killing time; staving off boredom
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
bluff; false show of power; bold front
choosing between two things; two choices
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
empty; meaningless; worthless
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
still better; even better
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray