to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
used article (esp. clothes)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
every evening; every night
how long; how much; to what extent
to examine someone's expression
black mold (Aspergillus niger); black mould
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
convenience store lunch box
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves