landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
source of worry; source of distress
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
too much; excessively; too
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
same; similar; (just) like; equal
death rate; mortality rate
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to state; to express; to mention
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
chart; diagram; graph; figure
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
woman; female; feminine gender
briskly; quickly; promptly
waste of time; killing time
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on