to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
estimate (of costs); budget
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
doing whatever one pleases
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to apologize; to apologise
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to take; to catch; to capture
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hostess (in a hostess bar)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)