to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake
with a single blow; with one stroke
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
courting; wooing; making advances
sense of values; values; value system
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
sexy; popular; well-liked
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
eagle (Accipitridae family)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to