hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g. picking or poking something)
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
manufacturing cost; production cost
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
bare livelihood; subsistence
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
film studies; cinema studies
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
here and there; everywhere
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...