weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
literally; to the letter; literal
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
parking on the streets; on-street parking
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
returning from school; going home from school
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down