to badger; to pester; to beg
ill will; malice; evil intent
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
near oneself; close to one; familiar
just because; even if; even though
superiority; predominance
trusting too much; overestimating ability
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
eternal; unlimited; endless
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
little finger; pinky; little toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
blood congestion; -stasis
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case