paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to watch over; to watch attentively
hook-and-ladder truck; ladder truck
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
on the occasion of; at the time of
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to put out; to extinguish
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
inattention; absent-mindedness
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
complete; whole; perfect; safe
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
forcibly; against one's will
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely