reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
these guys; these fellows
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to force one's way through
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
covered in mud; mud-caked
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
carving; engraving; sculpture
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)