hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
such; like that; that sort of; very
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to examine someone's expression
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first shrine visit of New Year
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
another; different; something else
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
practice; practising; experience
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
ultimate; final; last; eventual
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
control; management (e.g. of a business)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
three-quarter; half coat; top coat
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
purse; wallet; billfold; cashbox; till
nurses' station; nurse training and placement organization
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to approach; to draw near