precocious; precocious child
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
surrounding at a distance
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
leading; guiding; commanding
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
criticism; critique; review; commentary
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
just because; even if; even though
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach