popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to take a breath; to take a short rest
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
because of; owing to; due to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
joke; playfulness; kidding around
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
feminine; womanly; female
change of occupation; career change
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
verbalizing; putting into words
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
change in appearance; transformation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
exactly as stated; verbatim
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
live music or performance