exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to go ahead; to pull ahead
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
practice; practising; experience
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one's own property; possessions
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
moving about; stirring about