emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
trial product; prototype model
troubled face; worried expression
very popular; highly favoured
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to lay aside; to set aside
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
of course; certainly; naturally
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
later on; eventually; afterwards
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
young; fresh; inexperienced; tender