house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
war; battle; match; game; competition
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to speak ill of; to disparage
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
rather; sooner; preferably
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
having no idea; having no clue
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
sightseer; spectator; viewer
dry riverbed; river beach
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to need; to demand; to take; to require