shopping; purchased goods
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to find out; to discover; to locate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be surprised; to be astonished
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
brand items; brand-name goods
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to chase; to run after; to pursue
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
discipline; training; teaching manners
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
in search of; in order to look for
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance