to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
how many months?; how long?
running as fast as one can
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
digital versatile disc; DVD
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
out of character; unlike one
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
at once; immediately; right now
to accept; to receive; to agree