to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
the whole day; all the day
new book; new publication
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to overflow from something full
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
intellectual-type gangster
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)