total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
senior high school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
instability; insecurity; crankiness
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
househusband; stay-at-home dad
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
single word; a few words; brief comment
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to slide into; to slip into
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy