occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
spare time; free time; leisure time
notebook computer; laptop
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
Maritime Self Defense Forces (Defence)
ten (long cylindrical things)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
brown envelope; manila envelope
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to tumble down; to roll down
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
root; joint; base; crotch
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out