to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
retort; back talk; backchat
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
age relationship; luck attending age
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
fish-based cooking; fish dish
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
that kind; competition; match
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to live; to reside; to inhabit
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
tenement house; row house
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
mature woman; middle-aged woman
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide