preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
back off!; leave me alone!
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
job application form; employee satisfaction
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
food and drink; eating and drinking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
anonymity; using an assumed name
questionnaire; survey; poll
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
enemy territory; hostile place
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
either way; in any case; one way or another
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering