monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
either way; in any case; one way or another
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
surely (not); certainly (not)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
main branch of a family; truth; reality
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
adopted daughter; foster daughter
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
mediator; manager; caretaker
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
layout map; block plan; layout plan
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
response; feeling; worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
disorder; chaos; confusion
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint