to make light of; to ignore; to slight
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to bite off; to gnaw through
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to become decrepit; to become senile
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
with a broad grin; smirking
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
news; word; tidings; omen
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
dawn; daybreak; beginning
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
gleaming; shining; glistening
black lustre; black luster
to smash violently; to crush
news; word; tidings; omen
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation