ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
on bad terms; at loggerheads
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
(necessary) personnel; required person
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
in the same manner as before; the same as always
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
extremely; terrifically; super
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)