to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
button (clothing); push-button
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
here and there; in places
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
genuine article; real thing; real deal
go that far; to that extent
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-