with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
discovery; detection; finding
how; in what way; by what means
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
by myself; in person; by oneself
last night; yesterday evening
a little; a bit; slightly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to bail out (water); to scoop out
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to happen to meet; to come across
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
installation (esp. software)