half the body; half length
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
street at night; making a night journey
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
surely (not); certainly (not)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures