ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to tighten; to press hard
to drop; to lose; to let fall
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
match (to light fire with)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to wander; to roam from place to place
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
bento; Japanese box lunch
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
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
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor