umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to refuse; to decline; to deny
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to run about trying to escape
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
what time; (lit.) which hour
estimate (of costs); budget
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
misprint; typographical error; typo
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
upward glance; upturned eyes
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
eardrum; tympanic membrane