umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
a little bit; a little while
series of battles; successive battles
washing machine (laundry)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
absence; disregard; indifference
rhyming game; play on words; pun
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
exaltation; emotional uplift
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
totally willing; fully motivated
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
capable of anything; liable to do
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
shoulder strap (on a dress)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to half-rise to one's feet
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate