lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
personification; impersonation; embodiment
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
descending a mountain; descent
strong-willed; strong of heart
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to strangle; to constrict
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
gradually; slowly but steadily
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
central nervous system; CNS
naughty; mischievous; unruly
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
street at night; making a night journey
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
queue jumping; breaking into a line; interrupt; wedge
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool