butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to pay the bill; to settle an account
heartstrings; koto string
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to kick (into something, e.g. a goal)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
practice; practising; training; study
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status