escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
milk coffee; white coffee
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
cake served with tea; teacake
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
standing; reserve; always having ready
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
beyond this point; from now on; after this
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
it's not like; it isn't as if
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
covered in mud; mud-caked
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound