one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
waterproof shoes; rubber boots; Wellington boots; gumboots; overshoes; galoshes
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
magazine; journal; periodical
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
reading matter; reading material
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
beyond that point; after that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can