original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
race (of people); type of person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
last night; yesterday evening
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
offender; criminal; culprit
how; in what way; by what means
end of life; death; annihilation
the same; the said; likewise
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to blow out; to spout out
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
female high-school student
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
not understanding; not knowing
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
and; thereupon; because of that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
arrest; apprehension; capture
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thank you for your continued patronage
journal; magazine; periodical
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated