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
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
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
(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
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")
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
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to lose population (e.g. of active forum members, etc.)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
feeling that one's bladder has not been completely emptied
volume of water kept in store
eggy; with eggs; with an egg inside