to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
Japanese-English dictionary
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
big leakage; uncontained leak
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
explosion; rupture; break off
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet