running continuously; firing in rapid succession
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
with a friendly grin; smilingly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
time required; time taken; necessary time
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
older sister; lass; young lady
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
don't you think?; indicates question
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently