crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
joints; points (of a speech)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
slight; thin; on the weak side
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
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
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to be worried; to be troubled
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
private office; private practice
maternity leave; paternity leave
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
in turns; alternately; in order
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(death from) starvation; starving to death