to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
at a moment's notice; readily
eccentric; crank; oddball
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); close (closest) answer or figure
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
so; to such an extent; such
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
to go underground; to go into hiding
light and darkness; light and shade
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
passing away; dying; death
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
of tender years; very young
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance