trial product; prototype model
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
passing through without stopping; passing by
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
complete change; about-face
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to pay attention; to be watchful
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
serious look (on one's face); straight face
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
pharmaceutical (drug) company
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
talking while standing; standing around talking
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
dear me; I mean; or rather
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)