with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to make merry; to be festive
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
older sister; lass; young lady
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
all; entire; whole; altogether
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
year in, year out; always; 24-7
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal