round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
time; hour; period; class
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking