to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
custom; habit; customary practice
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
a place or opportunity to make a display of
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
watchful waiting; careful supervision
multiple personality; split personality
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
restive bull (esp. in bull riding)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
amygdala; amygdaloid nucleus; corpus amygdaloideum
atypical appearance; atypicality; heteromorphy
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail