to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
each time; frequently; always
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
the following week; the next week
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to care for someone; to look after someone
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
progress; being under way
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
considerably; greatly; a lot
last week; the week before
cannot be compared with; no match for
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle