follower; attendant; valet; servant
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
amount of material resources
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
while; during; performed in this condition
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
to pucker up one's lips; to purse up one's lips
poêlé; poêler; butter roasting
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
person of high rank or position
sundry; various; assorted
problem for a prize contest
hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
to fight; to exchange blows
my husband; one's family; family member
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
to head home; to leave for home
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state