melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
something to wear; clothes
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
subtracting points; points deducted
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
older brother; elder brother
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
without rest; tirelessly; incessantly
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to demand money; to pester; to extort
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to attack; to assault; to assail
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
go on!; right!; here goes!