dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
sense of smell; olfaction
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be too late; to be too slow
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
participation; joining; entry; adherence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up