truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
price tag; price label; tag displaying a base price which cannot be reduced by negotiation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
small number; few; minority
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet