no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
horseplay; fooling around
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to think too much; to be over-concerned
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
vitality; energy; dynamism
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
beginning; clue; starting point
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
earless seal (Phocidae); true seal; seal