to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
how long; how far; how much
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
ago; since; before; previous
object of romantic interest
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
even though; despite; when
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious