female hairdresser; coiffeuse
rolling a two and four (with two dice); six
spur of the moment; mere chance
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
with a clang; with a bang; with a crash
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
all night; throughout the night
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
to be blessed with children
foreign; abroad; overseas
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to quit one's job; to resign
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
traditional Chinese medicine
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
best pupil; leading disciple
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
four-legged tray for festive food