to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
laxative; purgative; evacuant
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
hygiene; sanitation; health
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
epidemic; plague; pestilence
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
organic agriculture (farming)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
don't you think?; indicates question
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
having said that; on the other hand
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
leadership; initiative; spearhead
putting into operation; invocation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
decision; settlement; definition
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
source of information; intelligence source; message source
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply