sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
snake; serpent; large snake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
recently; lately; these days
touting; tout; barker; pander
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
job hunting; job searching
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more