look here; I'll tell you what
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
sea monster; green turtle
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
such a thing; something like that
shah; former ruler of Iran
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
will not do; do not; does not
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
newly appointed; inaugural
and; thereupon; because of that
to be tired of looking at
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding