to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to make oneself available (free)
that's true; of course; obviously
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
ongoing; in progress; afoot
expiry date; use-by date; date of expiry
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
good-natured person; nice person
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
riding together; riding with
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind