to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to jump up and down; to hop
close to the wall; alongside the wall
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
senior high school student
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
company president; manager; director
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow