ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
one part; one portion; one section
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to become clear; to be made public
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
breathing techniques; breath control
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
empty-handed; barehanded; unarmed