bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
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)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shake; to sway; to waver
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
not caring; not giving a damn
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
man; male; masculine gender
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
having said that; on the other hand
jokingly; in the form of a joke
meaning; significance; sense
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to pick up; to find; to gather
no!; no no!; no, not at all
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to cut corners; to be shoddy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
(pedestrian) crosswalk signal
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone