to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
founder; originator; pioneer
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
enemy territory; hostile place
invitation; introduction; temptation
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to show up; to appear; to turn up
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
end of life; death; annihilation
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
innocent; cherubic; childlike