inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
once upon a time; a long time ago
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be bony; to be angular
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
embodiment; realization; materialization
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
with a crack; with a smash
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
meal set before one; women's advances
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
advance; moving forward; progress