flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
round glasses with thick plastic rims
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
goodness; excellence; virtue
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
for today; for the time being
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
fifth day of the month; five days
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
clear; precise; definite; distinct
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; intestinal worm