haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to waste time; to kill time
I appreciate your efforts
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
raw materials; ingredients
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
(social) position; status
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap