person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to cease; to stop; to be over
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
by sheer strength; by brute force
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to intervene; to stop (something)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
such ... as; or some such
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to blow off; to be blown off
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash