masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
much less; to say nothing of
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly; to massage (esp. in sexual contexts)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
promising without due consideration
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
speech; expression; wording; language
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
man; male; masculine gender
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
left breast; left side of the chest
something like ...; something called ...
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
brief review; brief comment
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)