the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
work-in-progress; working state
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
curse; spell; malediction
sense of duty (obligation)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to gaze out at; to look out over
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
in the meanwhile; during the time
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
with a start; with a jump
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
colour; color; hue; tints
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(right at the) side; just beside
to look away; to turn away
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
posture; position; stance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage