to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
settlement; solution; resolution
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
loss of spirit; dejection
way of speaking; intimation
naked eye; the physical eye
senility; dotage; decrepitude
poppy seed; pinhead-like; small as ants
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
change; transition; vicissitudes
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
stern (of a ship); bow (of a ship); prow
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
good performance; good work; great success
to give; to do (something) for
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious