to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
close; intimate; on good terms
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to look away; to avert one's eyes
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be needed; to be wanted
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
potato chips; potato crisps
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to raise one's voice; to shout
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to pack an assortment of goods, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
such a thing; something like that
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost