clearing of accounts; evening-up of accounts; liquidation
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
pair (esp. of folding screens)
continuing at a high level; remaining high
affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
deceased husband; late husband
bragging; showing off; pride
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
to head home; to leave for home
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
living environment; habitat
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
sitting with one knee drawn up
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
make; workmanship; preparation
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
living up to one's reputation
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
your (visual) observation
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields