bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
true state; actual condition; reality
to happen to hear; to overhear
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to fulfill one's responsibilities
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
electric appliance store; electrician
point card; loyalty card; reward card
pressure; oppression; suppression
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
midwinter; dead of winter
along the road; along the way
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
the feeling between (new) lovers
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
(right at the) side; just beside
street; quarter; district; area
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
CPU; central processing unit
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
total (money); full amount; sum
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
independence; self-reliance
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit