to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
all-America; pan-American; all of America
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
Buddha's death; very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)
anything and everything; just about everything
beautiful woman; pretty girl
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
likability; favorability; popularity
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
to decide; to determine; to judge
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
about when; about what time; how soon
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof