cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
solution; solution strategy
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
completely; fully; entirely
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
nape (of the neck); nucha
to breathe out; to exhale
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to run out (e.g. of the room)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence