a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
observation; survey; watching
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
large amount of money; great cost
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
feel (of a material); texture
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
souvenir store; gift shop
3000; three thousand; many
dozens; scores of; decades
price; cost; value; worth; value
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
beforehand; in advance; previously