container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
silver utensil; silverware
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
cherry blossom (colour, color)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
whole face; all over one's face
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to reflect; to throw back light
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
professional killer; hit man
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
good family; respectable family; decent family
small; fine; detailed; stingy
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
perfect; just right; ideal
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to be inflated with pride
nothing but; none other than
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
innermost depths of one's heart
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible