(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
horseplay; fooling around
pessimism; disappointment
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very recently; in the very recent past
to fill a hole with earth
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
moron; idiot; stupid person
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful