to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to cry and shout; to scream
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
loud sound; loud reverberation
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
seat at a table; place at a table
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart