mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to rest one's chin in one's hands
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
scene; sight; scenario; setting
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
one more time; once more; once again
letter; missive; note; mail
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in one's own way or style
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
decision; determination; resolution
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
writing; composition; essay; sentence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy)