to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
to find out; to discover; to locate
even if not; even without
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
for example; for instance; e.g.
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
something or other; anything
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
item; something that one "just has to have"
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
butterfly net; net for catching insects
washing machine (laundry)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
almost; roughly; approximately
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
the touch of; feel of; texture
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
reaction; response; reaction