palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
sorry; excuse me; thank you
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to intervene; to stop (something)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson