to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
stealthily; secretly; in secret
whispering into a person's ear
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
alternately; by turns; one after the other
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
for the present; for the time being
helper; assistant; help; assistance
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
good humour (humor); good mood
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
correction; revision; amendment
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)