sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
very young; little; childish; immature
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
large stone; boulder; dragon; long group of connected stones spanning a wide area
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
visual confirmation; sighting
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
such ... as; or some such
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to fall ill; to be taken ill
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
threat; intimidation; menace