delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
fully prepared; all ready
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
wearing nothing but an apron; being nude except for an apron
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
casting; founding; minting
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
carrying voice; well-projected voice
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
spread; span; expanse; extent