inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
furious facial expression
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
power; might; authority; influence
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
standing tall; towering; soaring
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
pre-war days; before the war
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
representative; exemplary; model
that day; the very same day
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
with a broad grin; smirking