A Little Princess (novel)
covering the whole ground
baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
year of one's birth; one's birth year
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
submission (wrestling, judo, etc.)
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
point of production; production site; shop floor
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
longitudinal winding; curling (e.g. hair)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to be expensive; to be costly
to serve a master; to serve one's employer faithfully
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
brilliant; bright; radiant
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of