tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
to be brought to mind; to come to mind
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
start of work; commencement; opening
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
preparatory phase; preparatory period
hieroglyphics; pictograph; character representing a picture of an object
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
impregnable fortress; heavily guarded fort
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to become familiar (to one's ears)
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
winner-takes-all (system); taking everything (esp. winnings)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to gain a victory; to win
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)