devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; moth; moss
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
with curious eyes; curiously
to leap back; to jump back
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
stoppage; tightness; block; infarction (e.g. cardiac)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Yoshinoya gyudon (beef on rice)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
paper tube; cardboard tube
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
cowering; recoiling; overwhelmed
starting point; starting line
desperately; for one's dear life
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production