bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
immediately; right away; on the spot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to become pale; to turn pale
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
small mustache; short mustache
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to pick up; to find; to gather
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
secret; private; surreptitious
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt