here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a start; with a jump
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
license; permit; licence; certificate
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
drama; play; powerful drug
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
only; merely; but; no more than
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons