cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
by today; before the day is over
development (of film); photographic processing
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to relapse; to reassert; to review
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
I see; that's right; indeed
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
composition; constitution
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to triumph; to be elated with success
body and soul; mind and body
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on