to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
the very start; the very beginning
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
per person; per capita; per head
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
threefold; folded in three
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
tenosynovitis; tendonitis; tendinitis
strange disease; rare disease
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
soft skin (esp. of a woman)
to grant permission; to give permission
cotton gloves; working gloves
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
absolute heaven; sheer bliss
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
goods; merchandise; commercial items
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to strangle; to constrict
arrest; apprehension; capture
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister
this and that; various things
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
sender; consignor; remitter