bad boy; naughty child; brat
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
estimation; criticism; comment
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
the principle of the thing
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
petty underling; small fry
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
flippant; saucy; know-all
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight