behind; in the rear; in back
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
about; concerning; related to; -ish
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
eardrum; tympanic membrane
(doing something) in tears
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to surround; to crowd around
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism