to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
vocal sound; tone of voice
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
weather forecast; weather report
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
ill will; malice; evil intent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
just because; even if; even though
to stare back at; to look back at
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be forward; to be impertinent
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
again (and again); once again; yet again
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser