falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
press corps; group of reporters
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
theatre; theater; playhouse
message of condolence; memorial address
class; heading; group; category
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
being put in bonds; coming under arrest
certainly; surely; definitely
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
station wagon; estate car
mike stand; microphone stand
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to cover up with something
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
carrying voice; well-projected voice
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
rosary; string of prayer beads
(coming to a) sudden stop
person in charge; official; attendant
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
noisy; confused; uproarious
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
meeting hall; assembly hall
(crime of) abandonment of a corpse; abandoning a dead body
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
telephone bill; telephone rate
communication speed; baud rate