point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
street at night; making a night journey
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
such; like that; that sort of; very
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt