cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
high laced shoes or boots
to become frayed; to become loose
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
retort; back talk; backchat
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
silver utensil; silverware
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to do earnestly; to get serious
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to redeem (from sin); to save
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
being about to cry; the verge of tears
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
molester; groper; masher; pervert
just managing; with great difficulty
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing