dealing with; coping with
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
Rigel (star in the constellation Orion); Beta Orionis
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
technique; art; skill; move
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
to run up to; to rush over
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
technically accomplished; technical; polished
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
older brother and younger sister
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish