narrator; storyteller; reciter
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
whole story; full picture; full particulars
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
talk; recital; narration; topic
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
small change; coins; small sum of money
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
common people; ordinary people; masses
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
return of something; repayment
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
counterfeit paper money; forged document
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
product; produce; result; fruit
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
ability; capability; skill
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
image; figure; figure; form; image
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
layperson's judgment (opinion)
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
any of; either of; (to) any
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque