careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
precipice; cliff; flat head
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
wide turn; detour; the long way around
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
physical work; manual labour (labor)
equality; impartiality; evenness
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling