to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
looks; personal appearance; features
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
high mountain; alpine mountain
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
construction; establishment
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
all present; all concerned; all of us
whereabout; about where; how much
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
reigning; controlling; dictating
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible