pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
only; merely; but; no more than
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
considerably; greatly; a lot
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
gesture; sign; hand signal
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
persistence; single-mindedness
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to some extent; to a certain extent