top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
daytime television serial; soap opera
feeling; sense; impression
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to force open; to push open
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
being about to cry; the verge of tears
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to run down (stairs, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
physical condition; state of health; shape
how; in what way; how about; questionable
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to be relieved; to feel relieved
(present) head of a family
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
esophagus; oesophagus; gullet
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand