favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
congratulation; celebration
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
drop (e.g. of water); drip
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
absolute obedience; complete submission
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
list of marks; list of grades
to begin talking; to open up
each; (arch.) you (plural)
before the gate; in front of the gate
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
large amount of money; great cost
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
tendency; trend; inclination
with a rushing sound (of rain, waves, etc.); with a whoosh (e.g. when pouring rice); in a sudden collapse; with a clatter; swarming (e.g. of insects); surging
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called