bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
Orion (constellation); the Hunter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
tens of thousands of years
strong interaction; strong force
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to understand (each other); to comprehend
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hard to get; hard to come by
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
as if nothing had happened
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
completely submerged (e.g. in water); completely soaked (e.g. with rain)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
within; inside of; less than
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
cheese tara; stick of cheese sandwiched between two thin strips of dried fish paste
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual