flood of customers; roaring business
particularly; only; in the case of
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
thousands; great number of; variety
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
magic marker; felt-tip pen
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
in succession; one after another
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
both hands; both arms; ten