Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
very hungry; starving; ravenous
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
both; both sides; both parties
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
item; commodity; list of articles
an assortment; combination
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to leave as is; to ignore
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
good-for-nothing; worthless
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to press against each other; to huddle together
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
social group with common ties to a region
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up