several weeks; a few weeks
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
round-faced; bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
shop; small store; business; firm
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to become rustic; to be countrified
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking