timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
soft and pleasant on the tongue
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to triumph; to be elated with success
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to become empty; to be emptied
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to ask a question; to ask questions
from outside; from the side
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
retainer; retinue; servant
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
still; as yet; as it has been
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
does not seem; unlikely; improbable