thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
high blood pressure; hypertension
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
holding on to; sticking to
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
stupid girl; stupid woman
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
social meeting place; watering hole
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
this is why; this means; it is the case that
technique; art; skill; move
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey