to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
like this; this sort; this way
had better ...; had better not ...
preparation; arrangements
story; tale; talk; discussion
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
difficult to ...; hard to ...
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
casting; cast-metal object
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
something like ...; something called ...
eight (long cylindrical things)
ten (long cylindrical things)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
literal translation; direct translation
department store; department
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to smash; to break into pieces
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago