cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
gluttony; satiation; engorgement
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
among these; between these; of these
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
hard-line policy; tough measure
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
script; screenplay; scenario
difficult problem; challenge
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
generation; lifetime; age
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
this (very thing); this precisely
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand