intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
underground; subterranean
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
numeric keypad; numeric key
to push (something) against
metallic sound; metallic clank
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour