to read (a person's) physiognomy
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
periodic; regular; routine
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to slap; to strike; to spank
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
club budget; club expense
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
special price; bargain price
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
oracle; revelation; divine message
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach