lifesaver; person who saved one's life
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to come to one's senses; to calm down
originally; by nature; from the start
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
older sister and younger brother
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
confusion; distraction; derangement
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
confections; sweets; candy; cake
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to wash away; to rinse off
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
separate; scattered; apart
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober