fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to steal; to rob; to take away
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; period; class
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)