to refuse; to decline; to deny
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
sick person; patient; invalid
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
starvation; famine; hunger
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
at a young age; while still young
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
recently; lately; these days
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
jack of all trades, master of none
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to glare at each other; to confront each other