guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to lend an ear to; to listen to
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
year in, year out; always; 24-7
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
even though; despite; when
record high; all-time high
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance