orchid; Netherlands; Holland
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
depravity; corruption; degradation
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
second (unit of time); arc second
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to fall in love (with); to love
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
very loose; slowly; leisurely
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness