to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
at once; there and then; immediately
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
particular; hard to please; fussy
in swarms; in great crowds
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
covert action; covert operations
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
news; word; tidings; omen
baby-walker; walking frame
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
no; no; without; not needed
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to become completely chilled
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
doing whatever one pleases
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
type 1; category 1; first class
battle station; action stations
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
mechanism; organization; organisation
to begin shooting; to shoot out
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished