reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
russet sparrow (Passer rutilans); cinnamon sparrow
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
bento; Japanese box lunch
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
now that; since; so long as; because