to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
document; official papers
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
abstention; nonparticipation
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
moment by moment; hour by hour
to get narrower; to contract
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
restaurant with only set meals
twice cooked pork (Szechuan dish)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
civil affairs; civil case
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to be pleased with; to suit
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
for use by adults; for adults
remains; corpse; (dead) body