gardening; puttering around in the garden
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
a few seconds; several seconds
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
and then; and so; and; so then
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)