nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
whole face; all over one's face
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
job; work; duties; trade; skill
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae); trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre; bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
hey there; I say; see here
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
careful observation; close attention
sanity; consciousness; soberness
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to compete with; to vie for
hard struggle; strenuous effort
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes