next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
dealing with; coping with
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
dullard; indecisive person
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
open; public; official; overt
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
unusual; serious; incomparable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
under the staircase; understairs
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
concreteness; feasibility
incident; affair; happening; event
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Japanese person; Japanese people
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period