clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
individual; private person; personal; private
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
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
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to employ; to hire; to charter
patting; stroking; caressing
(period of) a year; during an era
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis