fertile shoot of field horsetail
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to redeem (from sin); to save
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to ask a high price; to overcharge
wrong; different; not like that
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
laughing foolishly; cackling
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
double take (esp. out of surprise)
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
leaving everything up to someone else
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
elder sister; older female friend
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person