instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to be surprised; to be astonished
woman; female; feminine gender
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation