car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
trans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
reconciliation; make peace with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison