to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
one end; an end; part; fragment
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
generation; lifetime; age
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
legendary; folkloric; traditional
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to grow taller (of people)
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through