weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
satellite city; satellite town
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
valuable article; valuables
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
being startled; getting a shock
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
severe; strict; tough; hard
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
close-cropped hair; harvesting
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
such; like that; in that way
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
slave (device); slave (person)
hating; strongly disliking
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)