to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
for a while; for some time; for a period
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for your information; I'm telling you
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to say no more; to sink into silence
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?