leopardess; female leopard
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
old hag; old woman; old bat
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
hard worker; hardworking person
adverse circumstances; adversity
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
evening; night; nighttime
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
just one person; only one
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
magic; sorcery; incantation
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond