production (e.g. play); direction
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have a talk; to tell a story
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
official announcement; proclamation
influence; clout; leverage
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
decision; determination; resolution
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
precarious situation; precarious state
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
holding out a little longer
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
instructor; advisor; adviser
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just