major incident; major happening; big scandal
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
way (of doing); manner; method; means
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
appearance; air; mien; getup
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
tune (melody, piece of music)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often