to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
compressed gas cylinder; aerosol spray can
on the way home from work
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
to think constantly about; to dwell on
furnishings; implements; equipment
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to smile (at); to grin (at)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
all over; all over the place; everywhere
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
all around; as far as the eye can see
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)