converting money into goods; purchasing
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
sense of humour (humor); funny bone
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
creepers; trailing plants
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
results of an investigation
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
women who have had sex with the same man; (lit.) pole sisters
grilling over an open flame
ratel (Mellivora capensis)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to have a bitter experience
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
a foolish child is more precious
green crop; green vegetable
literary form imparting a formal written nuance (with sentences ending in "de aru")
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous