charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
this sort of; this type of
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
pointing (at; with one's finger)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
milk; breast; pole loop (on a flag, banner, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to have one's name entered (in a list)
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
article; item; thing; goods; wares
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces