hastily made; improvised preparation
have a good day; take care; see you
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
gem; jewel; precious stone
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
a long time ago; long before now
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to squeeze out; to wring out
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to cross the line; to go too far
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to raise one's voice; to shout
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
near; nearby; not far off
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
first; first base; first baseman; fast
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
stimulating; exciting; provocative
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins