sour look; surly face; pout
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
I don't want to boast but
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lip-syncing; lip-synching
chatter mark (machine tools)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
companion; company; tritagonist
so what!; who gives a damn?
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
practice; practising; experience
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
parliamentarian; member of a congress
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
engagement; business; affair; use; need
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around