fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to badger; to pester; to beg
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
whispering into a person's ear
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
one by one; one at a time; in turn
cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to find out; to discover; to locate
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
results; record; grades; marks
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
cryptogam; cryptogamous plants; cryptogamic plant
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
useless person; good-for-nothing
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thought; idea; conception
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless